laconism
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The only time he abandoned his Trappist laconism was when Alba went to visit him in his tunnel of books.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
"En grant barnage fu Looys entrez; Quant il fu riche, Guillaume n'en sot gré," ends the poem with its usual laconism.
From The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) by George Saintsbury
He never spoke much himself; of a truth, his gentle, immutable laconism was the only charge that his comrades ever brought against him.
From Under Two Flags by Ouida
This laconism came from the lips of a young man who was walking along the Levee of New Orleans.
From The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley by Mayne Reid
His friend obeyed him, more alarmed by Andre's laconism than he could have been by some sudden explosion of passion.
From Caught in the Net by Émile Gaboriau
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