In order to encourage the invention, the improvement, or the importation of machines, and of discoveries relating to manufactures, it has been the practice in many countries, to grant to the inventors or first introducers, an exclusive privilege for a term of years.
"On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures"
Charles Babbage
8. Rhythm the Secret of Successful Songs Being barred from other than the simplest of ways, by his own limitations, his introducers and his market, the song-writer has to depend upon a purely inherent quality in his song for appeal.
"Writing for Vaudeville"
Brett Page
With the quickness of genius and spurred forward by the malicious criticism of his audience, their love of new things and the growing opposition of the introducers of the new style from Italy, he picked up a little French and Italian, while Church Latin and law Latin early began to creep into his plays.
"Four Plays of Gil Vicente"
Gil Vicente