THEOPHRASTUS 



pov, teal T)JV TOV <f)v\\ov irpba-Oecnv e/ceivrj /Jiev 

 %ei 7T\aTelav avTrj Be TrepifapecrTepav, /ecu avro 

 Be rb $>v\\ov dycovoTepov eVet TO, <ye a\\a 

 Tpa%VTepa teal rot? /cav\ols KOI rot? (f)v\\ois. 



'H Be yoyyv\l<; /cal TTJV pi^av e%ei f^a/cpav /cal 

 pa<f>aviSct)Sr) /cal TOV xavXov ftpa^vv. 



pt,&a/civr] Be TO re (>v\\ov ftpa^vTepov TTJS 

 r)/jLpov, /cal T\ov/jLvrj<; d/cavOovTai, /cal TOV 

 Kav\ov oyu-o/o)?, TOV oTTov Be Bpijjivv teal fyapfjia- 

 /ca)Brj. (f)V6Tai B* ev rat? apovpaw omfofcrt 8' 

 avTrjv VTTO Trvpa^Tov, /eai (f>aai /caQaipeiv vBpa)7ra 

 teal d%\vv air* o<l)0a\/J,wv dird^/Giv teal apye/jia 

 d<f)atpelv ev yd\a/eTi juvat/eeiy. 



To 5* iTTTTOcreXivov /eat e\iocre\ivov teal bpeo- 

 (T\ivov teal 7rpo9 eavTO, Bia(f)opdv e%et teal 

 TO r}fj,pov TO fjiev yap e\eioae\ivov TO Trapd 

 o%6TOU9 teal ev rot? \eai ^vo^evov 

 T /cal ov Baav ylveTai, Trpoaejuicfrepes Be TTW? TW 

 ae\iv(d /cal Trj oafj,fj /cal TW %fXw teal TW o"\^- 



fJbaTl. TO 3' ITTTTOO-eXiVOV (f>V\\OV fJbeV 6yU,06/?69 TW 



e\eiO(re\ivw, Baav Be teal fjLeya\oKav\ov teal Trjv 

 pi^av waTrep pafyavls ej(i TO 7rd%o<> i^eKaivav 



teal 6 tcapTros, jjiiyeOos Be pel&v opoffov. 



8' d^co <j)acrl 7r/)09 (TTpayyovpiav elvai 

 ev oiv<p y\v/eel \ev/cq) teal rofr \i0ia>cri' (frveTai, Be 



conj. Sch. ; rpax^Tepov Aid. , which contradicts 

 what has just been said. 



2 Plin. 20. 20 ; Diosc. 2. 110. 



3 T(\eov/*fvr)s conj. W. ; reAcoiVepoj U; Tf\eiovfj.fvov P 2 Ald. 

 cf. C.P. 4. 3. 5. 



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