"Take thy Old Cloak about thee," was published in 1719 by Allan Ramsay in his "Tea-Table Miscellany," and was probably a sixteenth century piece retouched by him. Iago sings the last stanza but one--"King Stephen was a worthy peer," etc.--in "Othello," Act ii.英文原著 · 《A Bundle of Ballads》
It represented Grace Carden in her bonnet, and was a very good likeness. The lover bounced on it, and devoured it with astonishment and delight. "Taken from the bust, and retouched from nature," said Mrs. Little. "Yes, dear, I went to St. Margaret's, and asked a pew-opener where she sat. I placed myself where I could command her features; and you may be sure, I read her very closely. Well, dear, she bears examination.英文原著 · 《Put Yourself in His Place》
Left many frightful and ridiculous daubs, one of which found its way into Topinard's humble home. [Pierre Grassou. A Bachelor's Establishment. Cousin Betty. The Middle Classes. Cousin Pons.]
GRASSOU (Madame Pierre), born Virginie Vervelle; red-haired and homely; sole heiress of wealthy dealers in cork, on rue Boucherat. Wife of the preceding whom she married in Paris in 1832. There is a portrait of her painted in this same year before her marriage, which at first was a colorless study by Grassou, but was dexterously retouched by Joseph Bridau.英文原著 · 《Repertory of the Comedie Humaine-1》
As soon, however, as the Sun, with the pencil of his rays, had retouched the dark shadows of Night, Lise took leave of the youths and set out on his way. But he had hardly proceeded fifty steps from the inn, when, opening the casket, he said, "Ah, my friend, I wish I had a litter lined with cloth, and with a little fire inside, that I might travel warm and comfortable through the snow!" No sooner had he uttered the words than there appeared a litter, with bearers, who, lifting him up, placed him in it; whereupon he told them to carry him home.英文原著 · 《Stories from Pentamerone》
SPEUSIPPUS. You know there is a law which permits any modern poet to retouch a play of Aeschylus, and bring it forward as his own composition. And, as there is an absurd prejudice, among the vulgar, in favour of his extravagant pieces, I have selected one of them, and altered it.英文原著 · 《The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches-1》
Princess Carolyn, why am I not looking at your pretty kitty face at my photo shoot, so I can decide later which parts to retouch?美剧 · 《Bojack Horseman》
So tell me, what exactly were they'retouching on Ms. "You do the math"?美剧 · 《Ugly Betty》