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Why does Ruskin feel that reading the work of a good author is a painstaking task?

Ruskin feels that a good author hides his deepest thoughts and gives it as a reward to only the hard-working reader. The reader has to be like a miner of gold, digging deeply and thoroughly through the words of the author. It is only through this patience, perseverance, and use of the best tools that one can get the meaning of a good author.


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Ruskin’s insistence on looking intensely at words, and assuring oneself of meaning, syllable by syllable—nay, letter by letter.