Valmiki,
The Ramayana of Valmiki — Canto LXII: Das'aratha Consoled
(1870s)
“ Thou e'en to foes hast ever been A gentle, good, and loving queen. Her lord, with noble virtues graced, Her lord, by lack of all debased, Is still a God in woman's eyes, If duty's law she hold and prize. ”
