In his lecture on work, Ruskin refers to four types of distinctions among various activities known as work. They are :(i) Between work and play ;(ii) Between production and consumption ;(iii) Between brain work and manual labour ; and(iv) Between wise labour and foolish labour.
(i) Ruskin, first of all, defines the words ‘work’ and ‘play’. Play is an exertion of body or mind made to please
