THEOPHRASTUS 



TTVKvoTepat, Be aXXcu a\\wv KOI 



KOI al fJLV lva>8eis t &>? al TT}? eXar/;^, ai Be 



XXov, wcnrep al rf/? Bpvos, al Be olov 

 Kal OuaavcoBeis, axnrep al rr}9 t'Xda?- 

 TOVTO Be oTi ra? XeTrra? Kal pi K pas TroXXa? 

 cloven Kal a6p6a<$' eVel vracrat 76 rat raura? 

 a7TO(f)vovo-iv OLTTO rwv p,e i yd\wv aXX' oi/^ o/iotw? 

 /cal TroXXa?. 



Se ^al ra /zev fiadvppL^a, KaOdirep Spvs, 

 ra 5' e7ri7ro\ai6ppia, Kaddjrep eXaa pota fj,rj\ea 

 Kwrrdpi'T'Tos. ert 8e al fjiev evOelau Kal o/zaXet?, 

 at' 5e GKokial Kal TrapaXhaTTOvaar TOVTO jap 

 ov fjiovov trvfij3aiVi Bia TOU? TOTTOU? TW ya?) 

 evoSeiv aXXa Kal TT}? (j)vaea)^ avTrjs earTiv, coarrep 

 eVt TT}? 8d(f)vr)<; /cal T?}? e'Xa? m ?/ Se avfcrj Kal ra 

 ToiavTa (TKO\iovTai Bia TO pr) evoSeiv. 



5 "ATracrai, S' e/jL/jLijTpoi KaQdrrep Kal TO, 

 Kal ol di<pe Coves' KCLI i>\oyov euro TT}? 



elcrl Be Kal al [lev TrapafiXaaT^TiKal et? TO dvw, 

 KaOaTrep dfJLTre\ov poas, al Be aTrapaftXacrToi, 

 Kaddirep e'Xar??? KurrapiTTOv irevKr)^. al avTal 

 Be Btaffropal Kal TWV (fipwyaviKwv Kal TMV TroiaiBwv 

 Kal TWV a'XXcoi/' TT\IJV el oXa>? evia fj,rj 

 KaOdirep vBvov {JLVK^S 7re't9 fcepavviov. TO, 

 TToXvppt^a KaOdjrep TTU/OO? TL^TI KptO^, jrav TO 

 TOLOVTO, KaOaTrep eiKa^ovaaL^' TO, 8' o\t,y6ppi%a 



6 Kaddrrep ra ^eBporrd. o"%e8bi> Be Kal TWV 

 wBwi> TO, TrXetcrra /JLovoppi^a, olov 



1 irt(is Ktpavviov : TTV^OS ttpavtov UMVAld. ; treats conj. Sell. 

 from Athen. 2. 59 ; Kepavviov conj. W. cf. Plin. 3. 36 and 37, 

 Juv. 5. 117. ' 2 fiKa^ovffais : word corrupt; so UMVAld. 



3 riin. 19. 98. 



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