THEOPHRASTUS 



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eVro9, (OGTre errl rcov fawv ra eK rwv 



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 (j)\ot,6s. ov Bel Be ovBe rovro \avddvew et ri Kar 



wcrrrep errl 



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 rwv ev (frvrois afyopoiwrkov ry ev rot? ^"cooi?, cos 

 av Tt? ru> 7* dvaXoyov d^o^oiol. ravra JJLZV ovv 



rov rporrov rovrov. 



o At' Be rwv p,epwv Bca<f)opal a^eBov o>9 

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 ra Be /JLTJ, KaOdrrep (f)vX\a Kal Kaprrov, rj ra 

 o/JLOia jjitjBe 'i&a, TJ rpirov ru> /XT) 



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1 A very obscure sentence ; so W. renders the MSS. text. 

 * i.e. 'inequality' might include ' unlikeneaa.' 



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