He had now come back, as he always did, after a thorough change of scene and of atmosphere, feeling, if not a new man, then patched in places, and once more facing life in his usual philosophical, slightly satirical, spirit.
"Jane Oglander"
Marie Belloc Lowndes
Our boots could also be patched with bits of the skin, and new soles could be made.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
His clothing, which had been rudely patched with cotton flour-bags, was old and stained with soil; his face was hard and grim; and she grew apprehensive under his fixed scrutiny.
"A Prairie Courtship"
Harold Bindloss