THEOPHRASTUS 



VTavda, KOI TTTWKa KOI SopKaSa KOI 



c Kal ere pa r&v Orjpiwv. d\\d ravra JJL\V dSrj\ov 

 el CKTOTri^ei rrov Trio^va- (Bid yap TO rd%os 

 Bvi'arat naKpdv re KOI ra%v 7rapa*/evecr6aC), 

 re Kel &L iifjiepwv TLVWV irivovcri, KaOdirep 

 ra i'^jjiepa Trapa Tplrrjv rj rerdpr'rjv 



ravra' ro 8e TWV a\\u>v ^coa)i>, olov 

 cavpwv KOI rwv roiovroov, tyavepov on, aTrora. 

 TOL>? Se A//3fa? \jtv on rbv ovov eadiei, ravra 

 09 Kal reap ^JJLLV ylverai, rro\vrrovv re teal fj.e\av 

 cvaireipw^evov et? eavro' rovrov Se TTO\VV re 

 <ylve<r6aL a-^oBpa Kal vypov ri]V fyvaiv elvai. 



Apoaov Se del Trirrreiv ev rfj /^T) vofievp TTO'\\^V > 

 ware ori\ov on rbv p,ev o'iviK.a Kal el ri aXXo 

 (frverai ev dvvbpois ro re eK TT}? 77)9 dviov eKrpefai 

 Kal TT/OO? TOVTto 7] 8/30CT09. iKavr) <ydp 009 Kara 

 fiejeOrj Kal rrjv <pvcrii> avrwv %r]pdv ovcrav Kal e/c 

 roiovrwv crvvecrrrjKv'iav. Kal Bei'Spa /Jiev ravra 

 TrXelvra Kal loiwrara. rrepl be rov cri\(f)iov 

 \Kreov vcrrepov rcolov n r^v fyvcrLV. 



IV. 'Ez^ Be ry 'Acr/a Trap' eKao-rois tSt' arxa 

 ra jj,ev <ydp (frepovaiv at %a)pai rd 8' 



1 Lepus Aeyyptiacus. cf. Arist. H.A. 8. 28. 



2 us Kara con]. Seal, from G ; &ffTe ra Ald.H. 



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