Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 Contrasting Regions: City and Countryside Quotes

These lines are the most explicit contrast between the city and the countryside. It's hard to tell if Wordsworth actually means to say that the London sunlight is more beautiful, or whether he wants to use the beauty of the countryside, which he takes for granted, as a way to express the unique qualities of the morning.

The words "not" and "never" express the singular beauty of the city throughout the poem. The speaker seems taken by surprise, as if he never would have thought that London could produce a sense of calm.