Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 175
»S.<i.*»~l«wfc»«ii** THE GOLDEN GRASSHOPPER ON THE TOWEROF THE ROYAL EXCHANGE. Bridge; and Dryden also mentions the stone inhis fable of The Cook and the Fox. Stowgives a picturesque glimpse of the old denizensof the neighborhood passing by this stone inthe reign of Henry VIII. One of the most… … LONDON STONE. 1903.] THE SIGNS OF OLD LONDON. 163 precipitated into the enormous cellars, and withthem the tower and grasshopper. Gresham was loyally loved by the metropolis,and his generous services were not forgotten.From the mountain of debris the grasshopperwas rescued, and it was placed — a…
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