THEOPHRASTUS 



rrdvras, drro Be ra)i> rrpe^vwv Kal rwv 

 ov (frverai' fj,vj\ea be Kal amos teal drro 

 ro)v a/epejJ>6vfov arraviw^. ov fjwjv d\\d TO, ye 

 TroXXa rj rrdvO^ &>? elrreiv evBe^effOai Bo/cel Kal 

 drro rovrwv, eav \eloi Kal veoi teal evav^els axriv. 

 a\\a fyvGiKCATepai TTW? Keii>aL' TO Be 

 &)? Bvvarbv \r)7neov. 



f/ O\&>9 yap o\iya TO, airo TWV ava) fjia\\ov 

 ^Xaardvovra Kal 'yevvdifjieva, KaOdirep ayu,7reXo? 

 a7ro TWV Kk^fJLaTWV avrrj <yap OVK airo r?}? 

 TT pcopas aXX,' OLTTO rov /cX^aTo? (frveTai, Kal el Btj 

 TL TOLOVTOV erepov rj BevBpov r) ffrpwyavuBe 

 BoKel TO re Trijyavov Kal rj Iwvia Kal TO 

 fBpiov KOI o epTTuXXo? Kal TO e\viov. 



ovv earl Tracnv rj re aTrb r-fjs TrapacrTrdBos Kal 

 <77re/3/xaT09. airavra jap ova e^ei a7rep/j,ara 

 Kal CLTTO <77re/?yLUiTO? yiVGTai' UTTO Be 

 Kal rrjv Bdcfcvrjv (fraauv, edv TJ? ra epvrj 

 <f}VTi>(rr}. Bel Be vTToppt^ov elvai /jLd\i<rrd ye TO 

 TrapaaTTw/jievov rj V7ro7rpe/j,vov. ov i^v aXXa 

 avev rovrov 6e\eu ftXacrrdveiv Kal poa Kal 

 iapivr]' fiXaGTavei &e Kal davyBa\rj 

 4 Kara TrXeiarovs Be rpoirovs &>? eiTreiv 77 e\da 

 ftXacrrdver Kal yap airo rov o-TeXe^ou? Kal diro 

 rov Trpeuvov KaraKoirrofJievov Kal drro TT}? 

 l drro rov %v\ov~\ Kal drro pd/3Bov Kal 



el'prjrai. rwv 8' a\\a)V 6 fMitppivos' Kal 

 yap ovros UTTO rwv v\(i)V Kal rwv rrpe^vwv 



1 ra 76 TroXAa TrdvS' conj. Sch.; ^ before itdvd' ins. St.; ra 

 Tf TroAAa iravQ 1 Aid. 



2 i-ay|er$ conj. H ; av&s UMVAld. 



3 OVK I conj.; oi8' MSS. 



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