Valmiki,
The Ramayana of Valmiki — Canto XCII: Bharat's Farewell
(1870s)
“ Then female elephants and male, Gold-girthed, with flags that wooed the gale, Marched with their bright bells' tinkling chime Like clouds when ends the summer time: Some cars were huge and some were light, For heavy draught or rapid flight, Of costly price, of every kind, With clouds of infantry behind. ”
