THEOPHRASTUS 



7re<f)VKvld TTW? CK rr^eiovwv els ravro KOI rr\arela 

 KarwOev e^ovcra Ke\v(f>7] vrrepvOpa. crvfjiftaivei & 

 ovv iBcov ejrl rwv PL^MV el avalvovrai Kar eviavrov 

 Kal e'/c rov dv(o9ev 7rd\iv f) yevecris. TWV /j-ev 

 ovv ayo'ivwv roiavrTj TL$ (frvcris. 



>5>\ \ f /D' vf -\ ' vr>/ / 



L oe /cat o paro? Kai o 7ra\iovpos evvopa TTCO? 

 rj TrdpvSpa, KaOaTrep via%ov, (fravepal cr^e- 

 &ov Kal ai TOVTCOV 8ia(f)OpaL' Trepl a/Ji^olv yap 

 eipyjrai Trporepov. 



[Twi^ Be l>7J(T(i)V TtoV 7T\odWV TO)V V '0/3^0/ie^W 



ra {iev ^eyeOri TravroSaTra Tvy%dvei, rd Se yu,e- 

 yiara avrwv ecmv oaov Tpiwv crraSlaov TT)/-' 

 fierpov. ev AlyvTrrw Se fJLa\icrTa /j.eyd\a 



ware KOL 5? ev CLVTCUS eyyivecrQat 

 u?, ou? Kal KvvrjyerovcrL 8ia/3aivovT6s.] Kal 

 Trepl /jiev evvtipayv ravr elp/jo-Qa). 



XIII. Ilepl Be fipaxvfiioTrjTos (frvrcov Kal Bev- 

 Spcov TWV evvSpwv eVt TOCTOVTOV e^o^iev &>9 av 

 o\ov \eyovres, on /3pa%vBi(i)Tepa ra)v 

 eari, KaOaTrep Kal rd wa. TOU? Be Ka9' cKacrrov 

 /3toi^? l(TTopi}(Tai Bet TWV %epcraicov. rd fiev ovv 

 dypid (pa&Lv ovSe/jiLav e^eiv a>? ei7re.lv ol opOTViroi 

 Siatyopdv, d\\a Trdvra eivau /ActKpofiia icdl ovOev 

 /3pa%v/3iov avTO fiev rovro Tcrw? aX^;(9e9 \eyov- 

 re?* diravTa yap inrepreivei TTO\V rrjv TWI> d\\o)v 

 ov fJLrjv aXX* o/*f9 ecrrt, rd /j.ev jjid\\ov rd 



fjrrov fjiaKpoftia, KaOdirep ev rot9 t'j/Atpois' rrola 



1 3. IS. 3 and 4 ; 4. 8. 1. 

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