If under all the circumstances of the case, it should appear impolitic to check our agriculture; and so desirable to secure an independent supply of corn, as to justify the continued interference of the legislature for this purpose, the next question for our consideration is; fifthly, how far and by what sacrifices, restrictions upon the importation of foreign corn are calculated to attain the end in view.
"Observations on the Effects of the Corn Laws, and of a Rise or Fall in the Price of Corn on the Agriculture and General Wealth of the Country"
Thomas Malthus
fifthly, no other branch must rub against the one bearing the principal weight of the nest, for that would loosen the twigs in time, and dislocate the entire structure.
"Wild Life in a Southern County"
Richard Jefferies
fifthly is the result of my poking about among Mr. Mansell's traps.
"Hand and Ring"
Anna Katharine Green