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  • With a whispered word Balmerino left me and made his way to the side of the Prince, about whom were grouped the Duke of Perth, Lord Lewis Gordon, Lord Elcho, the ill-fated Kilmarnock, as well as Lochiel, Cluny, Macleod, Clanranald, and other Highland gentlemen who had taken their fortune in their hands at the call of this young adventurer with the enchanting smile.

    A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 William MacLeod Raine 1912

  • Six witnesses were examined, but there was no cross-examination, except such as Balmerino himself attempted.

    Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III. Mrs. Thomson

  • In the last Scottish rebellion there were various participators in it — such as Balmerino and others — who believed that in taking part in the rebellion they were only discharging their duty to the house of Stuart; but there were also others who were animated only by private motives and interests.

    The Science of Right 1790

  • Between Rathillet and Kilmany, a small road branches off northward, leading to the ruins of Balmerino Abbey www.nts.org.uk/Property/Balmerino-Abbey , a Cistercian monastery nestled on the south bank of the River Tay that was nearly destroyed during the Reformation.

    Drives That Leave the City Behind 2011

  • I felt a trifle ill, but did my best to smile at Balmerino.

    Dragonfly in Amber Gabaldon, Diana 1992

  • Balmerino interrupted my thoughts, flipping over the next-to-last sheet.

    Dragonfly in Amber Gabaldon, Diana 1992

  • "Didn't realize your husband was in the habit of roasting and eating small children, did you?" said Balmerino, chortling.

    Dragonfly in Amber Gabaldon, Diana 1992

  • Then my attention shifted, as Balmerino danced by with Lord George Murray's wife.

    Dragonfly in Amber Gabaldon, Diana 1992

  • "That one's quite fairly restrained," said Balmerino, peering over my elbow.

    Dragonfly in Amber Gabaldon, Diana 1992

  • Balmerino fell into step beside me, head bobbing cheerfully at the level of my shoulder.

    Dragonfly in Amber Gabaldon, Diana 1992

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