THEOPHRASTUS 



&ia(f)epovcn Be KOI ry ra fjiev ddpoa /j,er 

 a\.\i)\a>i> elvai, ra Be Biecrrwra KOI crroi^Bov, 

 cocnrep ra T>}? KO\OKVVTT]S KOL criKvas Kal rcov 

 BevBpwv, o>? YlepaiK^ /z?;Xea9. Kal rwv dOpowv 

 ra /j,ev evl TLVL Trepie^eorOaiy KadciTrep TO, TT}? poa? 



KOI T^? UTTLOV KOI yLt^Xea? KOl T/)<? tt/iTTeXoU KOL 



ra &e /xer' a\X?;Xa)i/ fj,ei> elvai, 

 i, Be u(/)' evos, wcrjrep TCI a-ra-^urjpa 

 7T6TL(i)i>, el fJLr) Ti? 06irj Tov oiayvv o>? 



ovrw S' carat teal 6 fiorpvs KCU ra\\a ra 

 /3orpva>$T] real ocra Si] fyepei &i evfioaiav icai 

 aperrjv aOpoovs TOU? Kaprrovs, (ocrrrep ev 



^vpia <paal Kal d\\o0t ra? e' 



o 'AXXa Kal avrrf So/eel Ti? elvai Siatyopa ro ra 

 fjiev a<j> e^o? fjbLO"%ov teal /-ua? 

 adpoa ryivecrOai, KaOdrrep erri re rwv 

 Kal ara^vrjpcov eiprjTdl firj rrepLe^o^eva KOLVW 

 nvi rylvecrdai' ra Be aij ^iveaQai. errel 

 eKacrrov ye \auj3dvovri, rwv arrepf^drwv TJ 

 rrepie'^ovTwv i&Lav ap^rjv e^ei T?)? 

 olov TI re pa Kal r) poa Kal rrd\iv 6 rrvpos Kal i] 

 KpiQij. jjKKrra 5' av Bo^eiev ra rwv fjLi']\a)V Kal 

 ra TMV arflwvy ort crvfji-^raveL re Kal rrepiei\r)rrrai 

 Katfdrcep vuevi nvl SepfjiartKU) Trepl ov ro rrepi- 



6 Kapmov aXX oyLta)? /cat rovrwv eKacrrov tSiav 

 dp")(r]v e^eu Kal fyvcriv <pai>epcorara Be ru> 



1 ffToix^Av conj. W.; <rxe5iv Aid. 



2 tvi TIVI conj. Sch.; V TIVI Aid. 3 cf. Plin. 15. 15. 



4 OUT?; conj. Sch.; adr?? Aid. 5 ri conj. W.; T<j5 Aid. 



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