THEOPHRASTUS 



Ylvpela Be ylveTai fiev etc TroXXwv, apiara Be, 

 <pr)(ri h'\V(TT(i)p t K KiTTOV' Ta^KTTa yap Kal 

 TT\eiaTOV dvairvel. Trvpelov Be fyacriv apicrrov 

 /jiev K TT)? d0payev>is rca\.ov yLteV??? VTTO TIVWV 

 TOVTO ' e(JT\ BevBpov OJJLOLOV Trj dfjL7re\(i) teal rf/ 

 olvdvOy rf) aypia m Mcnrep eKelva KCLI TOVTO ava- 



7 Baivei TTOO? ra SevSpa. Bel Be TIW taydpav eV 



v cxv / , / , ^ r , \ 



TOVTCOV Troieiv TO oc TpvTTavov etc ocupvrjs' ov jap 

 etc TavTov TO nroLovv KOI Trda^ov, d\\ erepov 

 evOv Bel KaTa (frv&tv, Kal TO yuei/ Bel TraQijTi/cbv 

 elvai TO Be TronjTt/cov. ov fjiiji' d\\a Kal etc TOV 

 avTov ryiveTat, tcai, w? ye Tires vTroXa/JifSdvovcnv, 

 ovBev Bia<ppei. ^iveiai yap K pdpvov /cal 

 irpivov Kal (j)i\vpas Kal a^eBov K TWV TrXelcrTwv 

 7r\rjv e\da?' o Kal BoKel UTOTTOU elvar Kal yap 

 Kal \i7rapov r) e\da~ TOVTO /JLV ovi' 

 e^ei Br/Xov OTI, Ti]V vypOTTjTa irpos 

 rjv Trvpwcnv. dyaOd Be Ta K pdfJLVOW TTOLCL Be 

 TOVTO Kal Tip ea^dpav %p^GTr}V' Trpbs yap TW 

 %ijpdv Kal a^v/jiov elvai Bel Kal ^lavoTepav, 'LV i] 

 Tptyts l(J\yr], TO Be TpvTravov aTraOecTTepov Bi* 

 o TO rr)? Bd<f)vr)<? apicrTOV cnraOes yap ov epyd- 

 T) BpifjLVTrjTi. TrdvTa Be TO, Trvpela ftopelois 

 6a,TTov Kal /jia\\ov e^aTTTerat, VOTIOIS Be 

 f)TTov Kal ev fjLev rot? /jLeTecopois fjLa\\ov, ev Be 



TO49 Kol\OL<S fjTTOV. 



8 ' 'Aviei Be TWV %v\wv TCL KeBpiva Kal aTrXw? wr 



1 TT. 5e "flvtrai /ntv conj. Sch.; TT, fj.tv ylvtrai 8^ UMVAld. 



2 cf. 1. 2. 3 n. 



3 ICITTOV conj. Bod. homdeigne 64, Plin. 16. 208 ; napvov Aid. 



4 irvpftov conj. Salm. ; irvpol UMVAld. 



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