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How To Do Your Work

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Parent Issue
Day
25
Month
March
Year
1864
Copyright
Public Domain
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Turner, the greut Englisb landscape paiuter, was vory pppr in nis youth, and had to tako sjnyihing to do whioh carne in his yay. ia ïllustratpd guide books qnd almanacs and stories that wanted cheap picture. In doing these drawings for the oom monas', publications of the day, and for priee altogetner below their merits, he uever did his work hadly beoause he thoLght it benoath hiin, or because he was ill paid. With what peoplu wero willing to give him for his work, he was content; but he considered that work in relation to hirnSöïf, not ia relation to tha buyers. He took a poor pnoo that he rnight lire, but he made noble drawings that he rnight learn. Acoording to his time and rneans, he always did his best, if possible, better than he had ever dono bcfore. Thongh a man without genius seldom tliuB feels and labors, it is very qeitajn that a man with great genius who dges thus íeel and ttijis labor, is j íX'rtft? do greet tbingu

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Old News
Michigan Argus