Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page Thomas Buchanan Read Quote “Oh, joy to the world! the hour is come, When the nations to freedom awake, When the royalists stand agape and dumb, And monarchs with terror shake! Over the walls of majesty "Upharsin is writ in words of fire, And the eyes of the bondsman, wherever they be Are lit with wild desire. Soon shall the thrones that blot the world, Like the Orleans, into the dust be hurl'd, And the word roll on like a hurricane's breath, Till the farthest slave hears what it saith-- Arise, arise, be free!” ~ Thomas Buchanan Read Ratings and Comments SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This Thomas Buchanan Read quote is found in these categories: About Thomas Buchanan Read Bio of Thomas Buchanan Read Quotations by Thomas Buchanan Read Books by/about Thomas Buchanan Read Thomas Buchanan Read videos Thomas Buchanan Read on Wikipedia Astrological chart for Thomas Buchanan Read