by William Blake (1757 - 1827)
Mock on, mock on Matches original text
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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