Temple Prime (born September 14, 1832; died February 25, 1903) was an amateur conchologist. He studied under Louis Agassiz. He described several new species of bivalve family Cycladidae.
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“One sorry fret,
An anvill Sparke, rose higher,
And in thy Temple falling, almost set
The house on fire.
Such fireballs dropping in the Temple Flame
Burns up the building: Lord, forbid the same.”
—Edward Taylor (1645–1729)
“The prime purpose of being four is to enjoy being four—of secondary importance is to prepare for being five.”
—Jim Trelease (20th century)