—I won't go about to argue the point with you,—'tis so,—and I am persuaded of it, madam, as much as can be, "That both man and woman bear pain or sorrow, (and, for aught I know, pleasure too) best in a horizontal position.
Laurence Sterne, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
pain, pleasure, sex, sorrow