Laurence Sterne Quote

It was demonstrated however very satisfactorily, that such a ponderous mass of heterogeneous matter could not be congested and conglomerated to the nose, whilst the infant was in Utero, without destroying the statistical balance of the foetus, and throwing it plump upon its head nine months before the time.

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, and A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy (Volume 1), Book IV (p. 228)