THEOPHRASTUS 



Be teai ov \eiov, /j,eya Be TO BevBpov teal 

 w v^rei KOI T /jbeyedei. TTO\V 6' OVK ecrn rrepl 

 rr)V*'\Br)v aXXa cnrdvLov TOTTOV Be efyv^pov </>tXeI. 

 TO Be %v\ov %av9ov teal Icr^vpbv real CVLVOV KOI 

 'yXia'Xpov' CLTTCLV jap /capita- ^pwvrau 8' avrw 

 KOL 7T/309 Ovpw/jiara TroXvreXi}, KOI %\a)pov p,ev 



VTO{J.OV j-IJpOV & SvCTTO/jlOV. CLKapTTOV & 



e rat? KWpVKicn TO KO/JL/JLL tea 

 arra /ccovcoTroet&rj tfrepei. Ta? Be Kfi^pv^ t'Sta? 

 ToO /jLCTOTTcopov TToXXa? teal fJLiKpas teal 

 tz/a9, Hv Be Tat? aXXeu? wpais OVK eVe- 



2 'H Be \ev/erj teal rj atyeipos 



Be afjifyti), Tr\r)V fia/eporepov vroXu KOL fjLavorepov 

 /eal Xeiorepov rj a Lyeipos, rb Be cr^T/fta TWV (fyvXXwv 

 Trapo/jLoiov. ofioiov Be /eal rb %v\ov Te^ofj.evov 

 rfj Xev/eoTrjTi. /eapTrbv S' ovBerepov TOVTCOV ovBe 

 avQos e^eii> Bo/eel. 



'H teepfels Be Trapo/jLoiov rfj \VKg teal TW /jLeyetfet 

 teal T(o TOU? /e\dBovs e7Ti\ev/eovs e^eiv TO Be 

 0wXXo^ KiTTwBes fjiev dycovLov Be eie TOV aXXof, 

 TTJV Be fjiiav Trpo/jirffer) teal ei9 ov crvvtffeovaav TW 

 Be ^pM/j.an tr%e8bv ofjioiov rb VTTTIOV teal rb 

 TT paves' fjiicr'^y Be 7rpoa"ijprrj/jLevov fj,atep(p >eal 

 XeTTTO), Bi? o teal OVK bpObv aXX' eyKeK^i^evov. 

 <f>\oibv Be rpa^vrepov TT}? \evtcrjs tcai paXkov 

 V7r6\e7rpov, wcrirep 6 TT}? tixpdBos. aKapirov Be. 



s Movoyeves Be Kal rj K\r)6pa* (frvcret, Be 



conj. St.; alffxpt" Ald.H. cf. 5. 3. 4. 

 * cf. 5. 5. 2. 

 3 cf. rb 0i/Aaw5ey -row, 3. 7. 3 ; 2. 8. 3 n. ; 9. 1. 2. 



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