THEOPHRASTUS 



TTCLV euwBeaTepa KCLI <y\vKi>Tepa TO, arpoyyvXa, 

 TCL ' o)oei8/} 7roXAa/a? ecrrlv o^ea Kal I'ITTOV 



7 euooS?;. (>v\\a 3' drolls Kara /j,Lcr%ov 



IvoeiSij TrecfrvKacri aroL^Bou eK TU>V 7T\aryia)v 

 , to? e^o? 6Wo? rou o\ov \oj3ovs Be 



eawrwv V7rav)(yov ra Kara 



l Be ov Kara fAepos a\\a o\ov a^a TO 

 Tnepvy )$<;. elcrl Be Trepl /j,ev ra TraXaiorepa 

 Kal /jiaKporepa TT\LOV^ ai av^vyiaL, jrepl Be TCI 

 vewrepa Kal ^pa^vrepa eXarrou?, Trdrrwv Be eV 



CLKpOV TOV /jLLO"^OU <f>V\\OV TTepnTOV, 0)(JT KOi 



irawT elvai TrepiTTa. TOO Be cr^ij/jLaTi BafooeiBrj 

 TT}? \e7TTO<pv\\ov, Tr\riv %apayfAOi> eyovTa KCLI 

 f3pa%i>Tpa Kal OVK et? 6u TO aKpov ffwrfKOv 

 dXX' et? TreptffiepecrTepov. avOos Be e^et ftorpv- 

 a)Be<> CLTTO fjiids Kopvvrjs K TroXXw^ nitcpwv Kal 

 8 \evKwv crwyKei/jLevov. Kal 6 /capTro? 6Vay evKapjrf/ 

 /3orpvct)Br]$- TroXXa jap euro TT}? avrrjs Kopvvrjs, 

 COCTT' elvai KaOaTrep K^piov. aK(D\r)Ku/3opo^ ejrl 

 TOV BevSpov 6 KapTros ctTreTTTO? coy eri yiverai 

 /jidX\.ov TWV fjLecnr'iKwv Kal aTTicov Kal a^pdB(Dv 

 KaiTOL TTO\V (npvfyvoTaTos. yiverai, Be Kal avro 

 TO BevBpov a-Kw\rjKo^pU)'TOV Kal OUTCO? avaiverai 

 yijpdcrKOV Kal 6 crArooX?;^ t'S/o? epvOpos Baav$. 

 Kap7TO(f)opei B' eVtei/too? vea' rpierrjs yap evOvs 



<f)Vl. TOV fJLTOTrU>pOV B' OTaV a7TO/3d\r) TO (f)V\\OV, 



evdvs tercet TTJV Kaxpvci)Bij Kopvvrjv \LTrapav 



1 <pv\\a . . , a-Toi'xrf'bv conj. W. ; <pv\\ov 5' a ; 

 /J.ICTXOV fj.aKpbv IvoeiSrj- nf<p. [8e] ffrotx r ]^ v UMVAld. 



2 &.<(>' lavrwv ( = atr' a\\-n\wv) conj. Seal.; a?r' avruv U: so 

 W. , who however renders inter se. 



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