Standing Orders

Famous quotes containing the words standing and/or orders:

    “Capitán profundo, capitán geloso,
    Ask us not to sing standing in the sun,
    Hairy-backed and hump-armed,
    Flat-ribbed and big-bagged.”
    —Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)

    “There are nine orders of angels, to wit, angels, archangels, virtues, powers, principalities, dominations, thrones, cherubim, and seraphim.”
    —Gregory the Great, Pope (c. 540–604)