THEOPHRASTUS 



/cal a^eBbv ol 7T\eio-roi, Si b /cat KO\OV<TI 

 avrr)V dporov a\\rj B' dp%o/j,evov rov 77,009 fjuerd 

 r9 rporrds rov %6*yu,o>z>o9. ov rcov avrcov Be 

 e/carepa. rd /JLCV yap avrwv (f>i\ei rrpwlarro- 

 peicrdai, ra Be o^jre Sia rb pr) SvvacrOai, fyepeiv 

 TOU? ^etyu-co^a?, ra Be TT/QO? a^orepas ra? w/oa? 

 ov ra/ca>9 ^ei, KCLI rrpos j^eifjioyva teal rrpos eap. 



TlpwicrTropa fj,ev ovv ecrri, TTU/OO? /cpiOij, /cal rov- 

 rwv rj fcpiOr) TrpcolcrTropcorepov en Be eia ri(f)7j 

 o\vpa /cal ei n erepov o^oiorrvpov aTrdvrwv jap 

 a%eBbv 6 avros ^povos rrjs ffTropas' rwv Be ^eBpo- 

 TTWV paKiara 009 eirrelv Kva^o^ Kal co^po?" ravra 

 ryap Bia ri~)V daOeveiav r jrpo\a^elv rfj pi^ooo-ei 

 rou? ^eifjiMva^' TrpwtcrTropov Be /cal 6 

 CLTTO rrjs a\co <ydp $>ao~i Beiv 



4 'Q'^rio'Tropa Be rovrwv ye avrwv ocra Biacfrepei 

 TOt9 yeveaiv, olov nvp&v re ri yevos Kal Kpidwv o 

 ica\ovai rpLjJbiivov Bid rb ev roa-ovra) re\eiova9ai' 



\ c- \ /r- I \'>j/ / 



Kai ra>v %eopO7ra)V ra roiaoe, cpaKos a(paKrj mcros. 

 ev d/jufyorepaw Be rals wpais rwv %eBpO7rwv, KaOd- 

 rrep o/oo/5o9 epe/3iv6o<;' ol Be Kal rov Kva/jiov o-v/re 

 arreipovcriv, edv vo-reptjo-coai ra>v rrpairwv dporcov. 

 a7rXw9 Be rrpdoldrropovai rd /j,ev Bi* lo"^yv 0)9 

 Bvvd/Lieva fyepeiv rov<$ 'xeifji&vas, rd Be Bi da9e- 

 veiav, O7TO)9 7rpo\d/3(i)cri rais evBiais rrjv av^ijcriv. 

 Bvo fjiev ovv avrai. rpirrj Be rwv Oepivcov r)v 



1 A cultural variety of eid. cf. 8. 9. 2. 



2 rwv 8e ye Aid. ; ye om. Sell. 



8 2>xp s conj.W.; Ktyxpos Aid.; om. G. cf. 8. 3. 1 and 2. 

 4 cf. 8. 11. 8. 



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