THEOPHRASTUS 



KipKaiov Ka\oufji6i>ov elvai /.lev dfcpav in 

 Bacreiav Be a~(j)6Bpa fcal tx eiv &pvv /ecu Bd^vrjv TTO\- 

 \ijv Kal fJLVppivovs. \eyetv Be rou? e-y^wptou? co? 

 evTavOa i) Kip/cr) Karfoxei Kal BeiKvvvai rov rov 

 Tafyov, ei; ou fyvovrai fjivppivai tcadd- 



a (Tre 



fj.vppivwv. rov 8e TQTTOV elvai KOI TOVTOV veai> 

 KOI Trporepov /.tez/ ovv vr}aov elvat, TO 



}\.ipKaiov, vvv Be VTTO vrora/iw^ TLVWV Trpocnce- 

 %a)o-0ai KOL elvai rjlova. T^? Be vr\GOi) TO /jLe 

 irepl oyBoijKovra crraStot 1 ?. KOI ra /j.ei> 



IX. To Be KOI 7T/309 rr]V Trvpwaiv TTCO? 



GX I ^- e/CTe ' oz/ OyLtota)? Kal Treipareov 

 \aftelv. dvOparces p.ev ovv apicnoi yivovrat 

 TTV/cvordrcov, olov dpias Bpvoi Ko/j.dpov 

 rarot ydp, cocrre 7r\elcrTOV XP^ VOV iivrk^ovai teal 

 ia"xyova' Bi o Kal ev rot? dpyvpeiots 

 wviai TT/OO? TTjV 7Tpu>rrjv rovrcov ^rjaiv. 

 Be TOVTWV oi Bpvivoi- yewBea-rarot <ydp- 

 Be Kal oi TWV TrpeGftvTepwv rcov vewv, Kal 

 ol TWV yepavBpuayv Bid ravro' ^rjpuraTOL 

 yap, Bf o Kal TrrjBtocn, Kaio/uLevor Bel Be eviK/j.oi> 



elvai. 



2 BeA,Tf(TTOt oe ol TWV ev uK^y KCU /xaX/o-ra ol 



1 cf. Horn. Od. 10. 552 foil., 11. 51-80, 12. 8-15; Plin. 15. 

 119. 



-<! I'f'ac irp6n9(&iv conj. Sell.; i's avfipbs Qtaiv Aid. 



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