THEOPHRASTUS 



KO\OKwrr)' evioi Be Kal Trpo/Bpe^ovo-i rov 



(7LKVOV TT/DO? TO OdrrOV rj V <yd\aKTl f) l> vBari. 



TO, 6 drro TraXaiwv, olov vekwov revr\iov fcdp- 

 Bafjiov 0v/ji/3pa Kopiavvov bpiyavov eiTrep /jirj 

 <(f}vreverai> avra OLTTO rov veov, KaOdirep 

 i$iov Be fyaaiv eTrl rov TVT\IOV &v j 

 yap &ia<f>v<T0ai irav evOvs a\V varepov 

 TO Se KOI T& exofjuevw eret, KOL TM rpirw, Si' o 

 ex TToXXoO cTTrep/jLCLTOS o\i,yov {3\aa"rdveiv. 



Se TWV o-TrepfJidrcov, eav dBpvvOevra 

 /iez^et TT/JO? rrjv wpav rrjv eavrov KOI 

 ov Trporepov efc/3\acr raver KOI Kara \6yov earl' 

 Kal >ydp 7rl rwv dypiwv opwjjiev crv^alvov, eav 

 fjLrj <j)0apfj. at Be TeXetw(7et9 rwv Kapirwv arcav- 

 rwv ryivovrai rov Oepovs, Trporepov Be Kal Odrrov 

 ft)? aTrXw? eLTrelv rcov Trporepov cnrapevrcov. Bia- 

 <pepei Be Kal r; wpa' ra yap ev rals Oepfjirifjiepiai^ 

 dTrapevra Barrov eKKav\el Kal eKa-Trep/biarovrai, 

 KaOdirep patyavls 7077^X^9. evia Be OVK eviavaia 

 (pepet, rov KapTrbv d\\d Bieva, KaOdrrep aeKivov 

 TTpdaov ryrjOvov, a Kal Biauevei %p6vov Tr\eiova 

 Kal OVK eariv eVeVeta- rd yap TroXXa rovrcov daa 

 rfj reXeicoo-ei rwv orTrepudrcov avaiverai. 



Tldvra Be to? elrcelv ocra eKKav\el Kal re\eiol 

 rov KapTrov diroreXeiovrat, Kara TO cr^^tta TOU 

 K rcov Kav\wv e^euv aKpe- 

 ocra uovoKav\a, KaOdrrep Trpdaov 

 Kal yijOvov Kal Kpo/^vov Kal crKopoBov. 



<3>i\vBpa Be Kal <f)t\oKOTrpa irdvra, fjuaXkov Be 



1 (pvrevfTai avra conj. W.; ov rb UMAld. 



2 Sc. soaking. 



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