William Wordsworth - Ecclesticial Sonnets, In Series, 1821-22: "The flower that smells the sweetest is shy and lowly."

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The biography explores the life of William Wordsworth, detailing his formative years in the Lake District and his early education at Cambridge, where he struggled with the competitive environment. His travels to France ignited his revolutionary spirit, leading to personal turmoil, including fathering an illegitimate child. A turning point came with a financial legacy, allowing him to pursue poetry seriously. His collaboration with Samuel Taylor Coleridge resulted in "Lyrical Ballads," which revolutionized English poetry. Despite later acclaim, Wordsworth's best works were behind him by the 1820s, and he accepted the role of Poet Laureate in 1843, ultimately passing away in 1850.