What is the meaning of William Blake's Poem: "Mock on, Mock on, Voltaire,

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What is the meaning of William Blake's Poem: "Mock on, Mock on, Voltaire, Rousseau"?

what is the meaning of William Blake's Poem: "Mock on, Mock on, Voltaire, Rousseau"? all answers will be appreciated.

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4 months ago
does anyone understand the meaning of the lines or can annotate these because i am having trouble trying to figure out what they mean:

And every sand becomes a gem
Reflectd 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.

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William Blake was very conflicted. Well O.K., he had a touch of madness. His "Tyger, tyger" reflects his seeking to see the Creator, yet he is dismayed by the influence of the Holy Church in "The Garden of Love". In another poem, his angel who steals a peach and calmly has sex with the lithe lady discloses a deep cynicism about religion. Yet when he sees Voltaire and Rousseau belittling religion, he feels called to come to its defense. In fact, however, Voltaire was not hostile to God but to the abuses of organized religion, as Blake was. In "Mock on," Blake tries to belittle the skepticism he sees in Voltaire yet the record shows that Voltaire wrote more words against atheism than he wrote against the church.

Thus, Blake and Voltaire should have been allies. Blake apparently failed to recognize their affinity. A cultural gap, perhaps, since they were separated by the Channel.