The All-Father, He in whom we live and move,

He the indifferent Judge of all, regards

Nations, and hues, and dialects alike;

According to their works shall they be judged,

When even-handed Justice in the scale

Their good and evil weighs. All creeds, I ween,

Agree in this, and hold it orthodox.

Roderick, perceiving here that Julian paused,

As if he waited for acknowledgement

Of that plain truth, in motion of assent