William Wordsworth

William Wordsworth was thoroughly curious in how psychology could be implied through lyrical means. From his work titled, “Lyrical Ballads” (1798) and piece named, “Simon Lee”, Wordsworth is depicting how important it is to enjoy your life as it is and how it was. “Full five and twenty years he lived/ A running huntsman merry/ And, though he has but one eye left, His cheek is like a cherry.”(197) Regardless of Simon Lee enduring hardship and having everyone dies around him, he still sees the good in his life and does not dwell in the bad that has occurred. Though his spectators do pity his hard times, he still does not follow suit.
“ He all the country could outrun,
Could leave both man and horse behind;
And often, ere the race was done,
He reeled and was stone-blind.
And still there’s something in the world
At which his heart rejoices;
For when the chiming hounds are out,
He dearly loves their voices!” (198)

In the times of pity, Simon Lee still seeks out enjoyment. This is constantly highlighted in this piece to further educate the audience that you should enjoy what you have and have had because your situation may not be as bad as it seems.
From the piece, “Strange fits of passion have I known”, William personifies the moon toward the audience as a striking woman that your gaze cannot be steered away from. “In one of those sweet dreams I slept,/ King Nature’s gentlest boon!/ And, all the while, my eyes I kept/ on the descending moon.” (213) The “strange fits of passion” still seem to be between a man and a woman, but are actually between the moon and the speaker.