Much Madness is divinest Sense —
To a discerning Eye —
Much Sense—the starkest Madness —
'Tis the Majority
In this, as All, prevail —
Assent—and you are sane —
Demur—you're straightway dangerous —
And handled with a Chain —

Emily Dickinson

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Topic

Majority opinions Thinking differently

Author

Emily Dickinson

Source

Much Madness Is Divinest Sense Poems

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1886 1880s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United States

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Original Citation

Dickinson, Emily. "Much Madness Is Divinest Sense." Poems by Emily Dickinson. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1890, I. 1.

Current Citation

Dickinson, Emily. "Much Madness Is Divinest Sense." Emily Dickinson’s Poems: As She Preserved Them, edited by Cristanne Miller. Belknap Press, 2016, I. 1.

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Original Citation

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