THEOPHRASTUS 



TT}? rr\ardvov reravov \errrorepov Be teal dcrapteo- 

 repov teal /j.a\atea)repov Kal Trpo/jirjKecrrepov ra Be 

 6'Xa T' et? 6v crvviJKOvra KOI ov% ovra) 

 y aXX' uKocrLBearea' ov rro\viva Be 



to? Kara 



Tpa%i>Tepov TOV TT}? (f)i\vpas, VTTOTreXiov Tra^vv KOI 

 6 TT}? TTLTVOS KOI d/ca/j,7rf)' 



o\ijai teal /LLerewpoi, teal ou\at a^ebov al 

 2 Kal al TT}? av0fjs teal al TT}? Xef/CT}?. yiverai Be 

 /jLciXuTTa eV Tot? efivSpois, oo? 01 Trepl Trjv "[Sijv Xe- 

 ryov(Tt, t teal ecrTi cnrdviov. Trepl a^ou? be ovtc ySecrav 

 TOV Be tcapjrbv ov \iav fiev irpo^Kf], Trapo/ioiov Be 

 TM 7ra\iovpw Tt\r)V Trpofit-jKecrTepov. ol B' ev rto 

 'OXu/^Trw rrjv p.ev vytav opeiov fjia\\ov, Tifv Be 

 <r(f)i>Ba/u.i>ov teal ev Tot? TreStot? (frvea-Oai- elvai Be 

 rrjv fiei' ev ry opei (pvo^ievrjv av0rjy teal ev^povv 

 teal ov\rjv teal crrepedv, rj teal TT/JO? TO, 7ro\VTe\fj 

 r(t)v epywv xpwvrai, rrjv Be jreBeivijv \evterjv re 

 teal jjiavorepav teal r^rrov ov\r)v tea\oi)(ri S' avrrjv 

 evuji y\etvov, ov a^evBa/jLVOv. . . . teal TT}? appevos 

 ov\6repa ra v\a a-vvearpa/jif^eva, teal ev r<p 

 TreBiw ravryv (f)veo'0ai /jLa\\ov /cal /3\aardveiv 

 TTpwtrepov. 



a "Ecm Be teal yueXta? 76^7 Bvo. rovrcov 8' T; 

 /uiev vtyr)\r) teal etyzTJ/o;? earl TO v\ov c^ovcra 

 \evKov teal evivov Kal /j,a\aKd)repov Kal dvo^o- 



1 rtravkv : cf. 3. 12. 5 ; 3. 15. 6. 



2 crxWafl' conj. R. Const, from G; <rx^ a ^' Aid. Cam.; 

 <r^TJ^a0' Bas., which W. reads. 



3 gAa : ? oAws. 



4 i.e. do not run back so far. 



5 TroAinVa conj. R. Const.; iro\v- iva&t Aid.; iroAu- 'iva 8f M. 



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