Invention flags, his brain goes muddy, And black despair succeeds brown study. - William Congreve

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Invention flags, his brain goes muddy,
And black despair succeeds brown study.

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About William Congreve

William Congreve (24 January 1670 – 19 January 1729) was an English playwright and poet.

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