The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman

When the misfortune of my Nose fell so heavily upon my father's head; -- the reader remembers that he walked instantly upstairs, and cast himself down upon his bed; and from hence, unless he has a great insight into human nature, he will be apt to expect a rotation of the same ascending and descending movements from him, upon his misfortune of my Name; -- -- -no.

The different weight, dear Sir -- -- -nay even the different package of two vexations of the same weight -- -- -makes a very wide difference in our manner of bearing and getting through with them.