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by William Blake (1757 - 1827)

Mock on, mock on
 (Sung text for setting by J. Mitchell)
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Language: English 
Mock on, mock on, Voltaire, Rousseau:
Mock on, mock on, 'tis all in vain!
You throw the sand against the wind,
And the wind blows it back again.
And every sand becomes a gem
Reflected in the beams divine;
Blown back they blind the mocking eye,
But still in Israel's paths they shine,

The Atoms of Democritus
And Newton's Particles of light
Are sands upon the Red Sea shore,
Where Israel's tents do shine so bright.

Composition:

    Set to music by John Mitchell (b. 1941), "Mock on, mock on", op. 25 no. 8 (1977), from Visions from the Flame, no. 8

Text Authorship:

  • by William Blake (1757 - 1827)

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Researcher for this page: Victoria Brago

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 76

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