THEOPHRASTUS 



7 ^Aovoppi^oTaTOV Be TOVTCOV TrdvT(ov TO \a- 

 iraOov ov yap e%t 7ra%e/a? aTro^utre^? aXXa 

 T9 XeTrra?' ftaOvppi^orarov Be Trdvrwv, e^ei 

 yu-etfa) rpiMV rjfjUTToBicov TO 8' aypiov 

 Tro\vKav\ov Be teal 7ro\VK\a8ov KOI r) o\r) 

 Te\iwOel(ra TrapaTT^rjaia rfj rov revT\Lov 



Be /col rov aypLov KOL 0X0)9 Be 

 ra)i> \a%dvwv co? elirelv Bia/juevei yap 

 OTTOCTOVOVV %povov W9 (fracriv. e%6t Be crap/ccoBrj 

 TTjV pl^av KOI eviKfJLOV, &i o Kal l^cupeOelcra %fj 

 irdXvv xpovov. 



To S' wfcifjiov fjbiav fj,V TTJV Tra^elav rrjv Kara 

 a9 e/c 



"Evict, B* OVK e'Xei TTJV jj,tav TTJV opdrjv, olov TO 

 /3\irov, aXX' evOv ?roXXa9 ef a/cpov Kal evTra^et^ 

 /cal /JLarcpOTepas T^9 dBpa<j)dj;vos. 

 8 Tcoz/ 3e pi^wv ^vXwBeararai TraG&v at TOV 

 , KaOaTrep /cal 6 fcav\6<?. 77 ydp TOV 

 Kal TMV TOIOVTCOV 



. elcrl ydp &>9 a7rXw9 elirelv Tracrwv al 

 fj,ev crapKGdBeis al Be v\coBei,<>. <(7apKti)Bet<i> } olov 77 

 ToO TevT\iov Kal TOV G\.ivov Kal iTT7roa-e\Lvov Kal 

 \airdOov Kal pa<f)aviBos Kal 70771^X1809 Kal r ndv- 

 fjid\icrTa TWV Ke(j)d\o^apa)V ovBe ydp dva^v]- 



Be, 



1 cf. 1. 6. 6. 



2 ras Aid., cf. ras 8e /J.IKPO.S 6 ; TLVO.S conj. W. c/. Plin. 19. 

 98 (who mistranslates). 



c/. 7. 6. 1 ; (7. P. 3. 1. 4. 4 See^Index, 



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