THEOPHRASTUS 



, ev rj Key^po^ aTreiperai, /cal /JieXivos Kal 

 , en S' epvcrifiov /cal op/juivov. %p6voi /j,ev 



OVV tcd(7Ta)V OVTOi. 



JSXa&rdvei Be TO pev OCLTTOV TO Be fipaBvrepov 

 Kal KpiOrj fjiev Kal 7ru/>09 /38o{jiaia jmd\i(Tra' Trpo- 

 repet 8e 77 /cpiOrj jjLa\\ov ra S 1 ocnrpia rerapraia 

 f) Tre/jLTrraia ir\r]V Kvdpwv /cva/ios Be /cal rwv 

 (TiTwBwv evLa 7r\eLoaiv evia^ov >ydp /cal jrevre- 

 /caiBe/caTaios, ore Be /cal el/coa-ralos' Bva^vecrra- 

 TOV yap TOVTO Trdvrcov, eav Be Brj Kal cnrapivTOs 

 ewl ifXiov vBcop eTTiyevrjTai, /cal TravreXw?. el Be 

 TWV ev rot? ypivols dporois OOLTTOV 77 e/c<t>V(Ti<; Bia 



rrjv wpav 



Be ra? dva3\a(m(rei,$ /cal 



Tavra? &>? eVl TO irav Bia\a/3eiv eviore yap 

 evia'xpv Kal ev eXdrrocnv ^yu-e/oai?, KaOdirep ev 

 AlyvTTTO) </cpi0r)>' rpiraiav ydp <f)a<ri /cal rerap- 

 raiav dvare\\ei,v' nrap 1 aXXot? Be ev irXeioai, rcov 

 elpr)ju,evci)v, OTrep /cal ov/c a\o<yov, orav /cal 

 Kal drjp Biaffrepr} /cal Trpcoiaurepov rj 

 dpoarj /cal ra eirvyivo/Aeva dvouoia rvy^dvrj. rj 

 IJ.ev yap fjiavrj Kal Kov^rj /cal evKpdra) dept, Ta%v 

 Kal paBiax; dvaBiBwaiv, rj Be y\io"xpa /cal /Bapela 

 /BpaBews, r) Be Tot? TOTTO*? av^jjitoBecrTepa jSpaBv- 

 repov. 



"ETt Be av xeifjbwves eTTiyevcovrai, /cal av%/j,ol 

 Kal evBiai Kal ird\iv vBara' Kal yap ev TOVTOIS 

 TrapaXhdrTovo-iv. axrauTft)? Be Kal eav r] 



.; iv Aid. 

 2 The reason is given C. P. 4. 8. 2. 

 8 cf. 7. 1. 4. 



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