Valmiki,
The Ramayana of Valmiki — Canto XXXVI: Siddhárth's Speech
(1870s)
“ It is still reported in Belgium that Appay Deasy was wont to amuse himself "by making several young and beautiful women stand side by side on a narrow balcony, without a parapet, overhanging the deep reservoir at the new palace in Nipani. ”
Valmiki,
The Ramayana of Valmiki — Canto XXXVI: Siddhárth's Speech
(1870s)
“ Thy hope to ruin Ráma's bliss, Or all thy gain, O fair of face, Will be men's hatred, and disgrace.' ↑ See Book I, Canto XXXIX. An Indian prince in more modern times appears to have diverted himself in a similar way. ”
