THEOPHRASTUS 



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 teal eV aXXoi?* a\X* ov$ev rjrrov, wcnrep 

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ovv real 6 /neXircoSr)? OVTO? ^;uXo9 etc rov depos 



7rl ravry fjiakiara Trpocri^eiv. (/>acrt &e xal orav 

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 jjiev ovv IBia TT}? Spvos. 



VIII. TIdvTwv Be, wcnrep e\e^dtj, rwv BevBpaiv 

 d)? KaO* 6Kaa"rov 76^09 \a(3elv Bia(j)opal 



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ocroi ravra Ka\ovaiv appeva, Ka\ovcri yap rives. 

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a-vvefi<paivovras tcai, ras tota9 [lopfpas TCOI/ 

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1 Plin. 16. 31. a Hes. Op. 233. 



* Plin. 16. 16. * \tK-rt9v add. Sch. 



202 



