* William Hazlitt: A prominent literary critic, Hazlitt found Wordsworth's theory of poetry in the Preface to be "pretentious" and "absurd." He argued that the Preface was overly focused on the common man and everyday language, at the expense of more elevated and imaginative poetry.
* Lord Byron: The famous Romantic poet Byron, though sympathetic to some of Wordsworth's ideas, was critical of the Preface's emphasis on simplicity and the commonplace. He found Wordsworth's poetry to be overly sentimental and lacking in passion.
* Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Despite his collaboration with Wordsworth on *Lyrical Ballads*, Coleridge later expressed some reservations about the Preface, particularly its focus on the language of the common man. He believed that Wordsworth's theory of poetry was too limited and could stifle creativity.
* Other Critics: The Preface also attracted criticism from more traditional literary critics, who saw Wordsworth's ideas as a threat to the established poetic norms.
While the Preface to *Lyrical Ballads* was a significant document in the development of Romantic poetry, it also sparked a lively debate about the nature of poetry and the role of the poet in society. The criticisms leveled against Wordsworth's ideas helped to shape the direction of English Romanticism and continue to be discussed by literary scholars today.