THEOPHRASTUS 



arparoTreSov, KOI ol era^ves fjuicpol /cal 

 TOVTCOV, 0^9 /ca\ov<riv apvav TWV e xeBpoir&v 

 ovBev Svvarai, TOIOVTOV iroietv rj ov% oyu-otco?. /cal 

 at fi\ao-Tr)(Ti,s Toa r ai/ra%co9. 



II/>09 avgrjaiv & /cal rpocfrrjv /neyiGra fjiev rj rov 

 (TV{ji/3d\\eTai,, real 0X0)9 ^ TOV rov<t 

 ev/caipayv yap vSdrcov /cal ev&i&v 

 /cal xeL/jLobvtov ^LVOJJLGVWV airavra i><f>opa /cal 

 iroX-VKapira, /cav ev a\fj,(*)Be(7i, /cal XCTTT oyetois fj- 

 81 o /cal irapoi/jLia^o/jievoi, \e<yovaiv ov #a/c&>9 on, 



i apovpa." 



e /cal al ^wpai, $ia(j)povo'iv ov fjibvov rw 

 irieipai /cal \7rral /cal eTro/juftpot, /cal av%fAO)&6is 

 /cal T& aepi, T& irepie^ovri /cal rofc 

 eviat, yap ovaai \7rral /cal <f)av\ai 

 T\a(f)opovori, Sia TO 77^009 ra irvevfjiara ra irovna 

 KelcrOau /^aXw9. aXXa 3e aXXa9 roiavra, KaOdirep 

 7roXXa/a9 eiprjrai' rals fj>ev yap ra ^etyvpi/cd rat? 

 B ra ffopeia ra?9 8e ra vbna. 



Sf/xySaXXerat Be /cal ov pi/cpd 77 epyaala /cal 

 77 <7rpb> TOV aTTopov /carepyaaOeicra yap 

 e/ctyepei. /cal f) /coTrpo? 8e /j,eyd\a /SorjOet 

 r& SiaOep/jiaiveiv /cal av jjLirerreiv 7rpoTpe%ei, yap 

 rd KoirpL^o/Jieva TMV aKoirpwv /cal GIKOGIV ^epai^' 



1 Tovrcav conj. Sch.; TOVTOVS Ald.H. 



2 cf. Lewis and Short s.v. agna. 



3 C. P. I. c. gives the reason. 



4 ToffavTax&s conj. Seal.; roffavrax^s Ald.H. 



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