THEOPHRASTUS 



vvKra rj varepaia aireipeiv tv p' ca/coi? ware 



t <f)vrevovo~iv dv ySoXtrro' TOI>? 

 e, coare ueydkovs, avrots rot? K\V- 

 e^avra arreipeiv. ueraftdXXovai Be KOL 

 Kara ra? wpas rou ajropov ?rpo? KOU(j)uri]Ta Kai 

 a\viriav OLOV edv Ti? TOI)? opoftovs eapivovs 

 ipr] Tpicr(i\.v7rot jivoi'rai, fcal ov% a>? ol 



Yiverai Se teal ev TO?? 

 Sia ri]V Oepaireiav olov TO ae\ivov, eav 



ov\ov. yLteraySaXXet Se KCU, rrjv ^copav e 

 rovra, KaOtnrep KCU raXXa. KCLI ra fj,ev Toiavra 

 KOiva Trawrwv eVrtV. el Be /card riva Trijpwaiv ?} 

 affraipecriv yttepof? BevSpov ayovov yLverai, KaOd- 

 Trep rd ^wa, TOVTO crKeTTTeov ov&ev yovv (pavepov 

 Kara <ye TrjV Siaipeviv et? TO TrXetco xal eXdrrco 

 w(77Tp KaicovfJievov, aXX' rj avroXXurai TO 

 17 Siafjievov fcapTrotyopei. TO Se yijpas 



opd Trdcriv. 



4 "ATOTTOV 8' av $6j;i6 /zaXXoi^ el eV TO?? 

 at rotavrai, /J.era/3o\al (frvcrtKai teal TrXetou? 

 70^ Kara Ta? w/oa? eV^a SOKCL /A6Ta/3d\\iv, wcr- 

 ?re/3 o ipa fcal erro^r teal a'XXa 

 opvewv. Kal Kara Ta? TCOI^ rorrwv 



o v$po$ et? l^tv ^paLvo^evwv rwv \i/3d- 



I conj. ; ru/crl MSS. 



2 tV Poetry conj. Milas. on <7eo/x 3. 27; e/j.0o\ov UMV 

 Aid. c/. (7. P. 5. 6. 11 : Col. 2. 10. 15 ; Plin. 18. 198. 



3 c/. C. P. 5. 6. 11; Geop. 2. 3. G. 



* a\wtaif conj. Sell.; 5<" dAuTTj'as M ; 5i' aAuTrj'oy Aid. 



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