THEOPHRASTUS 



Xrp \ \ f >/ /> / >/ ~> <' 



. La fjiev ovv ibia uecoprjreov tdio>9 o?;Xoi> ori, 



ra Be KOIVCL KOLVMS. Biaipeiv Be ^/?r; /cal ravra 

 Kara TOI>? TOTTOU?, olov el TO, /nv e'Xeta ra Be 

 \Lfjivala ra Be rrord/Jiia p,a\\ov rj teal Koiva rrdv- 

 rwv TOTTMV Siaipelv 8e teal rroia ravra iv rw 

 KOL rw fylpu> (frverai, /cal rrola ev ry vypw 

 fiovov, a)? avrXw? elrrelv TT/JO? ra Koivorara elprj- 

 /jieva rrporepov. 



'Ei/ 8' ovv rfj \ifjLV7} rrj rrepl 'O p%o /xevov ra'8' 

 eVrl ra fyvo/JLeva Sevbpa /cal v\r)fjiara, Irea 

 criSr) /taXa/zo? o re avXrjrttcos /cal 6 

 Kvrreipov <p\ea)$ rixfrr), eri ye fJLrjvavOos 

 ical TO KaXovjuevov ITTVOV. b yap rrpocrayo- 

 pevovcri \tifjiva rovrov ra rr\eia) Kad' v&aros ecrri. 

 Tovrwv $e ra fjiev ciXXa yvwpifJLa' o 8' e\aiayvo<$ 

 teal 1} (TiSt] /cal T) fjiijvavBos /cal 7} i/c/j.r) /cal TO 

 Ircvov t'o-co? /j,ev fyverat /cal erepwOi, rrpoaayopeve- 

 rai Be aXXoi? ov6fj.aaf \fcreov &e rrepl avrwv. 

 eari Se 6 p,ev e\aiayi>o$ (frvcrei fi,ev ^a/zi/co^e? /cal 

 rrapo/jioiov rot? ayvoLs, (f)v\\ov &e e^et TOO jj,ev 

 ayrm-an 7rapa7r~\.yj(nov fiaXa/cov Be, wcrrrep at 

 /jt,r)\eai /cal ^owSe?. avOos Be rw TJ}? Xev/cr]? 

 O^OLOV e\arrov Kaprrov Be ovBeva (frepei. <pverai 

 Be 6 7rXeto"To? fjiev errl ru>v rr\odBwv vrjaaiv elal 

 yap T^e? /cal evrav6a rr\odBe$, wcnrepev 



1 ra 5e Koii'a KOIVWS conj. Sch. from G ; ra 8 KOIVUS Ald.H. 

 * ravTa conj. Sch.: raCra Aid. 

 s irpus TO. KOiv. &p. irp. conj. W. supported by G ; 

 irpoaeit)r]/j.fva. irporfpov Ald.H. 



360 



