unsweetness

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You see, there is such a hue and cry over Christmas, and when the day comes it may easily bring unsweetness -- that let-down feeling of disappointment.

Idle Comments 1905
But in spite of their unsweetness, they are among the pretty things of the woods; their forms are delicate and graceful; their eyes are like jewels, and when the night comes down, they bow their heads, gracefully fold their hands, and sleep like a lot of tired children.

Woodland Tales Ernest Thompson Seton 1903