"the labour of excogitation is too violent to last long; the ardour of enquiry will sometimes give way to idleness or satiety (samuel johnson, rasselas)
"thinking something out carefully as to achieve complete comprehension of it
""the labour of excogitation is too violent to last long; the ardour of enquiry will sometimes give way to idleness or satiety (samuel johnson, rasselas)" What is the definition of "excogitation"?