fɔːɹ mˈʌtʃ ʌv hɪz lˈaɪf, lˈɑːx wˈɜːkt tʊ ɪfˈɛkt ðə klˈɪɹənsᵻz ænd "tə sˌoʊ mˈoʊld ænd kəntɹˈoʊl ðə lˈaɪvz ʌv ðɪ ˈɪɡnɚɹənt ænd kɹˈɛdʒuːləs pˈiːpəl ðæt æt wˈʌn tˈaɪm ðə jˈʌŋ ɐmˌʌŋ ðˌɛm hædtə ɡˌoʊ tə hɪz ˈeɪdʒənts fɔːɹ pɚmˈɪʃən tə mˈæɹi".
For much of his life, Loch worked to effect the clearances and "to so mould and control the lives of 'the ignorant and credulous people' that at one time the young among them had to go to his agents for permission to marry".