THEOPHRASTUS 



TO)v /j,V olov yyovv TWV 5' avOos, waTrep TO Ovfiov, 

 CLTTO TovTwv ft\aGtavov(Tiv. tVet -fj <ye 



(fiavepws Kal cnro TOVTWV (pverai. 

 rovro 6' e aXXwv TC &TJ\OV Karcelvo fie 



jap ?/Sr; Trore 



ev 



4 Taura? re Brj ra? ^e^ecrei? v7ro\r)7TTeov elvai 

 dypiwv Kal en, ra? avTO/j,drov<f, a? KOI ol 

 \eyovaiv 'A^a^ayo/oa? jxev TOV aepa 

 (j)dcrKQ)v %eiv cfTrep/jLara KCU ravra 

 TW vBan <yevvav ra <j)vrd' 

 & crrjiro/Aevov rov i/^aro? /ecu fiifyv 

 riva \ajj;{3dvovTO<> TT/OO? rrjv 77)^* KXet 

 cTvvea"rdvai fiev etc rwv avrwv rot? 

 8e OoXepwrepwv Kal^v^pOTepwv TOCTOVTOV 

 TOV wa elvai. [\eyovo-i, Be rives KOL aX\.oi 



5 'A XX' aur?; yu-ez; dTrrjpTrj/jLwrj TTOJ? eVr^ TT}S 



, olov orav e^>oSo? yevrjTai Trora/Aov 

 T09 TO peWpov rj Kal oXco? erepayOi 

 KaOdrrep c NeVo? eV TT} "A/S&ypmSl 

 fj,era/3aii>ei, Kal ajua rfj fjLerajSdcrei, rocravTrjv 

 crvyyevva TO!? TOTTOIS, ware ru> rpiroa erei 



lv. Kal 7rd\iv orav 7ro/jL/3piai 

 TrXeta) yjpovov Kal yap ev Tavrais 

 yLVOvrai, <f)VTO)V. eoiKe Be t'j fjiev TWV 

 o9 eirdyetv cnrep/jLara Kal Kapjrovs, Kal 

 9 (pacrt, ra rwv TroiwSwv fj 8' irofAJ3pia 



1 c/. C. P. 1. 5. 2. 



2 Sc. of Apollonia, the 'Ionian ' philosopher. 



3 c/. C'./ 5 . 1. 10. 3 ; 3. 23. 1 ; Arist. Meteor. 2. 9. 



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