In his poems, wordsworth’s principle object was to select all that apply.

show the rules of decorum
exploit his true wit
show depth in low and rustic life
reflect common, everyday life

THE FIRST volume of these Poems has already been submitted to general perusal. It was published, as an experiment, which, I hoped, might be of some use to ascertain, how far, by fitting to metrical arrangement a selection of the real language of men in a state of vivid sensation, that sort of pleasure and that quantity of pleasure may be imparted, which a Poet may rationally endeavour to impart.