THEOPHRASTUS 



u?, aTrapd{3\.ao-TOi Be OVTOI, nrKrjv el TI 

 yevos Trvpwv TOIOVTOV, oft? Ka\ovcri airavias /cal 



4 Toy /jiev ovv xei/juwva ev rfj %Xo?7 uevei ra 

 aiTtoBrj, BiayeXwa-ijs Be r?}? w/3a? KCLV\OV dtyirjaiv 

 e/c rov /J,(TOV Kal yovarovTai. o-v/j,/3aivei 8' 

 ev0v<$ ev Tft> rpiro) yovari, rot? Be ev ry rerdpra), 

 Kal TOV aTa^vv e^av d\\ ov (pavepov ev TW 

 oyfcy yiverai Se ev rq> o\w Ka\dfjiw ir\eiw 



TOVTCOV - WCTT6 O"%&OV afJLCL TO) Ka\a{JLOV(j6ai 



o-vvicrracrOat, <rj> [UKpov vcrrepov aXX* ov TT/OO- 

 repov (pavepos ^Lverai Trplv av irpoav^rjdel^ ev rjj 

 Ka\VKi, ryevrjrcu, rare Be rj KVT](TIS (fravepa Sia TOV 

 OJKOV. 



6 'A7roXu#el? S' evOvs dvOel fj,6& rj/jiepas rerra/oa? 

 rj irevre KOI TTU/JO? Kal KpiOr) KOI dv9el cr^eBov 

 . ra? icras, ol Be Ta? TrXetVra? \eyovres ev rat 9 

 eirrd fyaaiv dir'avOelv. aXXa TCOV %eBp07T(t)v 

 %povio<> i] av9i]ais' ^povicordrtj Be TOW fjiev d\\(ov 

 opofiov Kal epeftivOov, TOVTCDV 5' dirdvTwv TOV 

 Kvdjmov Kal ev /jLeyio-rrj Biafopa' rerrapaKOvra 

 <ydp rjfjuepcov dvOelv Xeyovcri' 7r\rjv ol fj,ev del 

 vTos erepov Kal erepov \ejovai,, Kara 

 <ydp dvOelv, ol Be a?rXco9. r} yap avO^ais 

 W ara^vtjpMV dOpows TWV Be e\\o/3o)B(ov 

 Kal ^eBpOTrwv Trdvrcov Kara jjuepo^' jrpwra yap 

 dvOel rd KaTco, Kal oTav ravra dTrav9r)o~r) rd 

 , Kal OVTCOS alel {3aBiei TT/OO? ra dvco. 



1 Plin. 18. 52. 2 Plin. 18. 56. 



3 c f . 7. 7. 1 ; 8. 4. 3. 



