THEOPHRASTUS 



l TO eV AlyvirTtp Ka\ov^evov ovlyyov rd 

 yap <f>v\\a fj.eyd\a KOI 6 /3\a<7TO? avrov 

 77 Be pityd /u.aKpd icai ecrrLv warrep 6 

 Bia<pep6i re KOI eadierai, Kal av\\eyovcri Be orav 

 12 o Trorayuo? airoftfi GTpefyovres ra? /SaJXou?. tyave- 

 pctiTara Be Koi TfkeicrTrjv e^ovra TTyOo? ra a\\a 

 Bia<f>opav TO (ri\<piov KCLI rj Ka\oufJLevi^ fjiayvSapts' 

 d/A<f)OTepa)i> yap TOVTWV Kal airdvTWV TWV rotovruii' 

 ev Tat? pifais fj,d\\ov j) (pvcris. ravra /j,ev ovv 



5>v fo" -\ r '$- * >' 



be TWV piC,wv TrXetw oo^aiev av e 

 Siatyopdv Trapd Ta? elprifiievas' olov ai re T/}? apa 

 /cat TOU ofJLOiov rut dpaKW' fyepovcn yap 

 Kaprrov ovtc eXdrrco rov avw teal \iiav 

 fj,ev pl^av TO dpaKwBes rovro rra^elav 

 Kara ftdOovs, T? S' a'XXa? e<$) wv o 

 \67rrorepas KOI eV aicpy [/cat] o-^t^b/xera? ?roX- 

 l Be dkiara wla rd 



\ov Be ovBerepov e^et rovrwv ovB* opoia 

 0uXXoi9, aXX' wcnrep d^LKaprra p.d\\ov ecrnv v 

 teal fyaiverai 0avp,d<JLOv. at uev ovv 



Kal Bwd/jieis ro&avras e^ovai Sm^opa?. 



VII. AvfcdvecrdaL Be rrdvrwv BOKOVCTIV at pi 

 rrporepov rwv duw Kal yap (fiverai et? 



>5./\ /)/ -*f * <> f f'-v > 



ovbefjua oe Kaurj/cei rr\eov 1} ocrov o ?)X<o? e 



raf TO yap Oepuov TO yevvwv ov urjv d\\d 



1 oti'iyyov mBas.H. ; oi/iroi/ MV; oi/i'Tor Aid.; cf. 1. 1. 7 : 

 IHin. 21. 8S (oe^im). 

 a /i7cxAa: text doubtful (W.). 



3 8ia<pepei : text doubtful (Sch.). 



4 arpe^ovres ray Qu>\ovs conj. Coraes ; 

 UMVAld. 6 ^ ina. Sch. 



