THEOPHRASTUS 



3 'H 8e Trepl Ti]i> "IBrjv, YJV Ka\ovcri KO\oLTiav, 

 eTepov elB6$ eaTLv, 6a/j,voeiBe$ Be Kai oVoe? Kai 

 7TO\vfJidcr^a\ov ) airdvLov Be, ov TTO\V- e%ei Be 



(j)V\\OV Ba(f)VOtBeS 7T\aTV(f)V\\OV Bd^ 



aTpoyyv\a)Tepov /cal fjiel^ov wcr$' O/JLOLOV 

 TO) T/}? vrreXea?, Trpo/jUjKecrTepov Se, 

 iri OaTepa ')(\oepov OTrtcrdev Se eiriXevKalvov, teal 

 e/c TWV OTTidQev TaT? Xevrrat? Icrl K re 

 KOI fj,era^v rwv 7r\vpoiB(ai> UTTO 

 KaTareivovuwv' <fi\oibv 8' ov \elov 

 olov TOV TT}? d/ji7Te\ov TO Be %v\ov crK\r)pov 



KCU TTVKVOV pl^CLS 8e 7ri7TO\aLOUS KOi 



teal [JLavds ouXa? S' eVtore, KCU %av6d<s 

 Kapirov & OVK e^eiv (fracrlv ovSe dv6o<$' rrjv 8e 

 /copvvdoSrj Ka^pw KOL TOU? 6cf)0a'\./jLOvs TOI>? Trapd 

 TO, (>v\\a Xetof? (7<j)6$pa real \nrapovs KCU 

 \evKovs ry a^j/jiari $6 /ca^pvcoSei^' aTTOKOTrev Be 

 KOI eTTi/cavOev 7rapa<f)V6Tai Kai dva/3\acrTdvi. 



"T5- c-\ \ /o- \ \ VvTS" ' ' f 



LOia oe Kai race ra Trepi TIJV Lbrjv eGTiv, OLOI> 

 r] re 'A\edvBpta /ca\ov/jLvr) Bdcfrvrj /cal Wfcrj T^? 

 Kai a/Z7reXo?. rr}? ^ev ovv Sa<^^^? eV rovry TO 

 iBiov, OTL 7ri<f)v\\6Kap7r6v ecrnv, wo~7rep Kai t] 

 Kevrpojivppivr)' d/jL^OTepai yap TOV Kapjrov 

 ovaiv K T/}? pa^ew? TOV <f>v\\ov. 

 'H Be (7VKt) OajuvwBes JJLZV Kai o 



8' e%ov a)o~Te Kai Trr/^valov elvai TIJV irepi- 

 TO Be v\ov eTrecrTpa/jL/jievov ryXicrxpov 

 fj,ev \eiov Kai dvo^ov dvwOev Be irepi- 



1 Ko\otrtav (? Ko\oireav) U. cf. 1. 11. 2; 3. 17. 2. '\Vhich- 

 ever spelling is correct should probably be adopted in all 

 three places. 2 c/. 3. 11. 3. 



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