THEOPHRASTUS 



Sid rrfv (TK\i]p6rr)ra Kara ravrrjv rrjv wpav. 

 K\uovcri Be Kal BeBvKVia? TT}? (re\yvr)s 

 co? a~K\r)porepwv Kai dcrarrecrrepwv 

 errel Be al Trex^ei? rcov Kaprcwv TrapaXXdrrovai, 

 Bf)\ov on /cal at d/c/j,al vrpo? frjv TOfjLrjv 7rapa\- 

 \drrov(Tiv del ^dp o^iaiTepai al TWI> otyi/cap- 

 4 TTOTepwv. 81 o teal 7Tipa)VTai Tire? opi^etv Ka6" 

 efcdarrjv olov irevKi^v /JLZV fcal \drt]v orav VTTO- 

 XoTTwaiv en 8e o^vav /cal <fy'i\vpav Kal crcfrei'- 

 &a[j,vov Kal wyiav rrjs ovrco^a?' Spvv Be, axnrep 

 el'prjrai, /zera TO tyOivoTrwpov. <paal Be Ttve^: 

 TTCVKVJV aipalav elvai TOV T//OO?, oTav ye e^rj rr)v 

 fa\ov/j,vr)v Ka^pw, Kal Trjv TT'LTVV orav 6 

 avrfjs avBrj. rrola /j,ev ovv oopaia K 



OVTCO SLaipovvrai. Trdvrwv Be Bf)\ov on 

 TO, rwv aKfjLa^ovrwv BevBpwv rj TWV viwv 

 Kal yeyrjpaKOTWv rd fjbev jdp vBarwSr), ra 

 Be 76a>5?;. 



IlXetcrTa9 Be p^/oeta? Kal /jLejiara^ rj eXdrrj KOL 

 i] TrevKTj 7rape%ovTai, Kal mvra KaXXiara KOL 

 /jLeyta-ra TWV %v\wv eari. Btaffrepovai Be d~\Xi]\a)v 

 ev TroXXot?' ?; jjiev yap TrevKi) dapKcoBecrrepa re 

 Kal 6\iyoLi>o<f 7} 8' eXdrtj Kal TroXuiVo? Kal 

 daapKO<;, ware evavrlws eKarepov e%eiv rwv 

 , ra? [lev tz/a? lo-%vpds TTJV Be <rdpKa 



1 al add. Sch. 



2 viro\oir><nv conj. Sch. ; d TreAftr fieri U; vnt\fivfi<ri)> MV ; 



VTTf\lV(t)(TlV Aid. 



TavTTjv conj. St.; Kal rV Aid. H. 



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