Whether or not Wordsworth's poems can be deemed undemocratic is a debatable issue. However, when compared to Pope's work (which can easily be labeled undemocratic due to its use of classical allusions and educated language), one can hardly say that the ideas presented in Wordsworth's experimental lyrical ballads were not accessible to a large population at the time they were written. The ideas may have seemed distant and incomprehensible to the educated, aristocratic class that would have most readily had the chance to read through Wordsworth's collection, however, the language used and feelings present in the poems acted as a segue to universal truths which would have been relatable even to someone not of the working class Wordsworth's poems focused on.
             Wordsworth's poem "Simon Lee" is a good example of the features mentioned above. "Simon Lee" exhibits Wordsworth's use of the "real language of men" and a situation that would have taken place in "common life." In the seventh stanza of the poem, the speaker talks of the labor Simon and his wife must perform. Obviously, the upper class of society would not have had any idea of the pains of manual labor, but they can most certainly perceive the idea that Wordsworth is attempting to convey to the reader: that Simon Lee, even in his old age, took pride in the hard work he accomplished. This is an important idea to recall when reading the last stanza of the poem when you realize that perhaps the speaker has stripped Simon of his pride by completing the task for him. It is obvious that Wordsworth was not so much aiming to let the upper class see into the harsh conditions of working-class life, but that he used situations to write common truths or present doubts that are accessible by everyone regardless of class or gender. The four last lines of "Simon Lee" read:
             I've heard of hearts unkind, kind deeds
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