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Dunbar

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Dun·bar  (dn-bär)
A burgh of southeast Scotland on the North Sea east of Edinburgh. Oliver Cromwell defeated the Covenanters here on September 3, 1650. Population: 6,015.
Dun·bar  (dnbär), Paul Laurence 1872-1906.
American writer primarily noted for his poetry, which reflects Black American life and dialect.
Dun·bar  (dn-bär), William 1460?-1520?
Scottish poet known for his allegorical works, such as The Thrissill and the Rois (1503), and an elegy on bygone poets, Lament of the Makaris (c. 1508).


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But of them all William Dunbar is counted the greatest.
English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context
He died on the 5th of September, 1658, a fresh anniversary of the battles of Dunbar and Worcester.
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
The deeds of black Agnes of Dunbar, of Lady Salisbury and of the Countess of Montfort, were still fresh in the public minds.
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