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Great wits are sure to madness near allied And thin partitions do their bounds divide. — John Dryden

Poem · Satire

Great wits are sure to madness near allied And thin partitions do their bounds divide.

John Dryden
Absalom and Achitophel · 1681
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Topic
Genius and insanityGeniusInsanity
Genre
Satire
Medium
Poem
Time
1681
Person
John Dryden
Provenance
Current citation
Dryden, John. "Absalom and Achitophel." John Dryden Selected Poems. Penguin Classics, 2002, pt. 1, I. 163.
Original citation
Dryden, John. Absalom and Achitophel. London: Jacob Tonson, 1681, pt. 1, I. 163.

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