This day Captain Adams and I paid a visit to the king of Firando, carrying a small present, which was well received, and we were courteously entertained.
I then told him about Mr Steel and his workmen, when he desired me to bring a small present at night to the king, to whom he should present them, which I did.
I made him give me during the journey lessons in French politeness, and when we parted he took me apart in a friendly manner, saying that he wished to make me a small present.
It is a small present which my friend wishes me to offer you in exchange for the beautiful night-cap that you gave me.
She seemed unable to find words wherein to thank the princess, who commended her and her friend Emilie to the superioress before she left the house, and gave her a small present to buy necessaries for them.
I took to the prince a small present of rings, silk, bracelets, and a necklace of mock pearls for his ladies; and hope to get back my peepshow by exchanging it for some such trinkets.
I went immediately to the regent, to whom I gave a small present, and thanked him for the men he had lent us to help our building; but I could see by his countenance that he was angry.
The Hollanders gave but a small present, though they made a mighty brag about it.
A little seed taken from each house is also soaked in the mud, and after the feast is over this is taken and returned to the householder with words of abuse, a small present of two or three pice being received from him.
The sixth day after a child is born the paternal aunt prepares lamp-black from a lamp fed with melted butter and rubs it on the child's eyes and receives a small present.
It is added too that you had ordered a small present out of your abundance to be offered to us, an hundred and twenty mancuses, which, with ardent desire for the salvation of your soul, we have accepted.
Kissing them all, and requesting from each that they would bear him in remembrance, he gave a small present, which he had privately reserved, to some with whom he had been in closer bonds of friendship.
As soon as the Sultan arrived, without waiting more than three or four hours, I determined to visit His Highness, and carry him a small present.
A little while after he sent me, by one of his people, a small present of a Touarghee travelling bag, made of coarse-dressed leather.
Every visitor who leaves me, without a small present, however trifling it may be, considers himself insulted by me, or that I don't like him.
I satisfied them with a small present, upon which they made a regular military movement, and allowed us to proceed.
The inmates were very friendly, and gave us some bread-fruit and fish, but very willingly accepted a small present in exchange.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "small present" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
