Stolen delights are just like side-dishes,
Sweet but soon finished.

τὰ δ᾿ ἀλλότρι᾿ ἔσθ᾿ ὅμοια ταῖς παροψίσι·
βραχὺ γάρ ⟨τι⟩ τέρψαντ᾿ ἐξανήλωται ταχύ.

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