THEOPHRASTUS 



/j,d\\ov Kai TITTOV. evia jap 7r\eiay %povov Bia- 

 uevei, KaOdirep crvtcfj /cal <f>i\vpa Kal Bpvs' ol Be 

 Kal fjv <f)a<ri ravra, >)v Be KOI 7rre\eav Kal 

 TT}? Be (>i\vpas Kal crv^veaOai TOV 



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)V fJLLKpOV TWV O a\Xd)V OLOV TTCOpOV- 



adai KOI IBiav TIVCL fyvcnv e^etv. tSorjdelv Be 

 Treipwvrai Sia7r\aTTOVTS 7rrj\w KCU TrepiBovvres 

 Kal Ka\d/j,oi<? teal TO?? TOLOVTOIS, OTTCO? /j,r) 

 ciTro^rjpaivijTat,. Kal rjBrj (^acrl TTOV 

 dvacfrvvai, KaOaTrep Kal ev 'HpaK\6ia rfj Tpa^ivia, 

 3 ra? crvKcis. Bel Be a/j,a rfj r?}? '%u>pas dperfj 



rj TOV depos Kpdaei KOL rd eTrvyiyvo/jieva roiavra 

 elvai' ^ei^wvwv yap rj Kav/jLaTutv eTTiyivofjievciyv 

 <T<f)oBpwv ev0vs diro\\vvraf Btacfrepovcri Be Kal 

 al wpai' Trepl yap rrjv ^KdaTi^cnv eXdrrj? fj 

 , ore Kal XOTTOXTL, TOV apyrf\iwvo<s rj 

 vos av Ti? 7repie\rj, Trapa^prjfia cnr- 

 TOV Be xei/jLtovos irXelw ^povov OLVT- 

 ra la^vpoTaTa, KaOdirep Trpl- 

 Kal Bpvt' ^poviwTepa ydp rj TOVTWV <$6opd. 

 4 Bel Be Kal TTJV Trepiaipecriv e-^etv TI 

 irdvTtov fiev fid\i(JTa Be TWV la^ypoTa 

 av Ti? uiKpdv Tra^reXw? Tronjcrrj, ovOev CLTOTCOV TO 

 arj dTro\\vcrdat,' KaiTOi (^aai ye Tives, edv OTT- 

 OGOVOVV, crvu<f)0ipe(rdai TrdvTws' aXX' 7rl 



TOUT' etVo?. evia ydp KCLV urj 

 KVK\(D irepiaipeOf) <$>6eipecr6ai fyacnv, a Kal 



1 KO\ add. W. (text defective in MSS. except U). 

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