That, if the Gentiles, (whom no Law inspir'd,) By Nature did what was by Law requir'd; They, who the written Rule and never known, Were to themselves both Rule and Law alone: To Natures plain Indictment they shall plead; And, by their Conscience, be condemn'd or freed.
John Dryden (1972). “The Works of John Dryden, Volume II: Poems, 1681-1684”, p.115, Univ of California Press
