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Journal of the House of Lords
… (14.) Copy of a Letter from George Bankes, Esq. to Thomas Lack, Esq. dated 18th January 1830 190 (15.) Copy of a Letter from Thomas Lack, Esq. to George Bankes, Esq. dated 5th February 1830. - … Commanders and Officers) ibid. No.39. -Letter from Thomas Lack, Esquire, to George Bankes, Esquire, dated at the Office …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… farming countries was the sheep-fold. Because of their lack of resources, many farmers could not stock enough sheep … When the common flock was perishing on the downs for lack of hay, the parson had to take it upon himself to call a … in order to farm at all, and had to farm because of the lack of suitable alternative self-employments. Most of them, …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… where obtainable, were inadequate substitutes. The lack of arable made straw scarce, and leases were framed to … the face of local dispossessions ? In this case there was lack of conviction. In the case of the Savernake estate, of the marquesses of Ailesbury, there was a lack of capital. This estate was engaged in building a large …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… human labour, bad and insufficient farm buildings, and the lack of any compensation for unexhausted improvements; …
Survey of London
… public at that period there seems, indeed, to have been a lack of faith in the nation's sculptural talent, 32 and … less expensive scheme. 91 They noticed, however, a lack of originality in the former. It may be noted that the …
Survey of London
… skill that the Queen presumably admiredbut deplored a lack of force (Plate 44c). 434 Lady Eastlake criticized his … money. 447 Sidney Colvin in The Saturday Review felt the lack of 'force and decision' intensely. 'The romantic … historic art with architectural composition'. 481 But the lack of his usual comprehensiveness in praise suggests that …