Nature
Much madness is divinest sense
Nature
Much madness is divinest sense
To a discerning eye;
Much sense the starkest madness.
'T is the majority
In this, as all, prevails.
Assent, and you are sane;
Demur, -- you're straightway dangerous,
And handled with a chain.
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “Much madness is divinest sense.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/10/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “Much madness is divinest sense.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/10/.
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