THEOPHRASTUS 



Be Kal Bid TO BuffKo/jLiarov elvai. (jbfJKos /j,ev rjv 

 ra)V et? TT]V evBeKijprj rrjv &rf/j,T)Tpiov rfjLijOevrcov 

 rpiaKaiBeKaopyviov, avrd Be TO, v\a TO> /J,IJKI 

 0av/j,aard Kal do^a KOI \ela. /jbeyio-ra Be /ecu 

 Trapa TTO\V rd ev rfj Kvpvw 

 yap ev rfj Aarivr) Ka\wv yivo^evwv 



/cal TWV eXarivcov Kal TWV irevKivwv /jLei^co yap 

 ravra Kal KO\\LU> TWV ^\ra\LKwv ovSev elvai 

 2 TT/DO? TO, ev ry Kvpva). irXevcrai yap TTOTC TOL/? 

 'Po)/iatou? /3ov\o/jLevov<; KaTacrKevdaaaQai, TTO\IV 

 ev rfi vrfau) Trevre Kal etKOcri vavai, Kal 

 elvai TO /jieyeOos TWV BevBpcov ware 

 a'? Ko\7rov$ Tivas Kal \i/Jievas Siaa-^iaOeicri rot? 

 tVrot? 7riKivSvv6V(Tai. Kal 6'Xw? Be Traaav rrjv 

 Vijaov Bacrelav Kal waTrep rjypiw/jievrjv rfj 

 8i o Kal airo<JTY]vai rrjv iroXiv 



Be Tivas aTTOTejjLea-daL 7ra/x7roXv ?rX>}^o? K TOTTOV 

 , axne rrjXiKavrrjv r noir\<jai a-^eBiav rj 

 TrevnJKovTa IffTLOtS' ov /JL^V a\\a 

 avrrjv ev ry ire\dyei. K.vpvos /j,ev ouv 

 etre Bta rrjv avecnv et're Kal TO e'Sa^o? Kal TOV 

 depa TTO\V Bia(f)epei, rcov a\\cov. 



'H Be TWV Aarivtov etfrvBpos iracra' Kal rj JULCV 

 TreBeivrj Bd^vrjv e%ei Kal fjivppivovs Kal o^vrjv 

 rjV' TrjXiKavTa yap rd /jLrjKrj re/nvovai 

 ' elvai Biavefccos TWV 'YvpprjviBwv VTTO rrjv 

 Be opeivij TrevK^v Kal eXdrrjv. TO Be 



1 Demetrius Poliorcetes. c/. Plut. Demetr. 43 ; Plin. 16. 

 203. 



2 titiKivSvi'fvffai conj. W.; M T^* rvnvov Aid.; so U, but 

 TTVKVOV. 



* .. against the overhanging trees. ? larioit t to which 

 Siatrx. i g more appropriate. 

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