[2139]. Why is it that we entertain the belief that for every purpose odd numbers are the most effectual?—Pliny.
Natural History, Bk. 28, chap. 5.
“Then here goes another,” says he, “to make sure,
Fore there’s luck in odd numbers,” says Rory O’Moore.
—Lover, S.
Rory O’Moore.
[2141]. This is the third time; I hope, good luck lies in odd numbers.... They say, there is divinity in odd numbers, either in nativity, chance, or death.—Shakespeare.
The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act 5, scene 1.