THEOPHRASTUS 



dypia Bdtyvrj. BOKCL B* 77 dvBpd^Xrj Kal 6 

 TCL fiev Karw (pvXXofioXelv ra Be ecr^ara 

 dei<fiv\\a e^eiv, Tri<f>viv Be del 



Taj*; fjiev ovv BevBpcov ravra. T&V 8e 



KITTOS /3aTO? pdfjivos KaXa/jiOS 

 yap TI fiifcpov o ou SevBpovrai. TMV ^e 

 Kal 7roia)8tov Tnjyavov pd<f>avos poSajvia Iwvla 

 dftporovov dfjidpaicov epTTfXXo? opiyavov ae\ivoi 



LiJKwv Kal TWV dyplwv eiSrj 

 Be Kal TOVTWV evia rot? atcpoLS ra 

 aXX,a aTro/SaXXei olov opiyarov ae\ivov . . . e 

 Kal TO Ttriyavov Kaicovrai Kal aXXarrerat. 

 5 Hdvra Be Kal TWV aXXwv TCL aa</>uXXa cnevo- 

 cf)u\\6repa Kal eyovTa nva XiTrapor^Ta Kal 

 evcoBiav. evia B OVK ovra rfj (frvcrei Trapa "rov 

 TOTTOV ecrrlv deifyvXKa, KaOdirep eKe^dr] irep\ TWV 

 eV 'EXe^jaj'TU'T; Kal Me/A^ei" Karwrepa) B* ev TM 

 AeXra ftiKpov Trdvv ^povov ^taXetVet roO /j,rj det 

 {3\aaTdi>eiv. ev Kprjrrj Be \eyerat 7T\drav6i' 

 elvai ev rfj Topruvaia TT/^O? ^"nyfj TLVL rj ov 

 fjLV0o\oyovcri Be co? VTTO rav-nj 

 rfj EU/OCOTTT; o Zew?' ra? Be TrX^ata? Trdaa^ 

 ev Be ^vftdpei, Bpvs <TTLV ev- 

 e/f T^? TroXew? r) ov <f>v\Xo/3o\el' <f>acri 



1 Plin. 16. 80. 



3 Some words probably missing (W.) which would explain 

 the next two clauses. 3 Plin. 16. 82. * 1. 3. 5. 

 5 Plin. 12. 11 ; Varro, 1. 7. 



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