THEOPHRASTLIS 



atriov Be on arrevKorepa Kai fjrrov evBaBos 

 \eiorepa fcal euKreavwrepa. yiverai Be ev rot? 

 fieyeOos e\ovcn ruv BevBpaiv, orav eKTreaovra rrepi- 

 aarrf} ra \evKa ra KV/C\M. rovrwv yap Trept- 

 Kal Kara\i(j)0eLar]^ rrj<; ^ijrpa^ etc 

 TreXe/caraf ecrrt &e ev^povv acfro&pa Kal 

 \eTTToivov. o &e ol Trepl Tr)i> "ISrjv SaSovpyol 



crvKiv, TO eV lyiyvbfJLevov ev rat? 



epvQporepov TTJV ^potav TT}? $a86s, ev rot? appecriv 

 /AaXXov Sua'wSe? 5e TOVTO Kal OVK 

 Kaierai aXA,' aTTOTrijSa OLTTO rou 



ovv ravra yevrj TroiovcnVy 



re Ka aypiov, Ka T?? arypias cppev re 

 6i]\eiav Kal rpirrjv rifv aKaprrov. ol Be rrepl 

 av ovre rrjv d/capwov \eyovo~iv ovre 

 rrevKrjv, a\\a mrvv eivai <j>acri' Kal yap TO 



e/jifapeararov elvai rfj rrirvl Kal e 

 re \errrorTjra Kal TO /ueye^o? Kal ev 

 epyaaiais ravro TO v\ov TO yap rijs rcevKi^ Kal 

 rra\vrepov Kal \eiorepov Kal v^nj\6repov elvai' 

 Kal ra (>v\\a rrjr /.lev rrevKrjv e%eiv rroXXa Kal 

 \Lrrapa Kal /3a6ea Kal KeK\L^eva, rijv Be 

 Kal rrjv Ka)i'0(j)6pov ravrr)i> o\lya re Kal av 

 arepa Kal 7re(j)ptK6ra /JLCL\\OV <afjufxa Be 



en Be rrjv rrirrav efi^epearepav 



: evxTTiSovcaTtpa conj. R. Const, cf. 5. 1. 9 ; 

 but text is supported by Hesych. 8.v. iQvK.-rta.vov. 



2 I omit Kai before ra 



3 Plin. 16. 44. 



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