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Composition on Westminster Bridge
- When
- 31 July 1802
- Where
- Westminster Bridge, London
Wordsworth composed the sonnet while traveling to Calais, viewing London from Westminster Bridge in the early morning.
The sonnet was composed on 31 July 1802, when Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy were traveling to Calais to visit Annette Vallon and his daughter Caroline. The poem describes London and the River Thames viewed from Westminster Bridge in the early morning.
Sources
- Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 Wikipedia, revision of 2025-02-16
- Westminster Bridge Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-18
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