This organization was not very numerous-no Russian secret society is-but in 1873 as many as eighty-seven persons were brought to trial for connection with it, and in 1866 one of its members, a working man called Karakasoff, who was suffering from an incurable disease, made the first attempt on the life of the Czar-an event which had most important effects on the course of Russian politics.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae
But I know enough of disease to foresee that mine is incurable.
"The Dead Lake and Other Tales"
Paul Heyse
I answered that I had not applied to any, neither intended to do so as I knew that my malady was incurable.
"The Dead Lake and Other Tales"
Paul Heyse