THEOPHRASTUS 



"EtVia Be e%et nvd IBiortjra /cal rwv BoKovvrayy 

 dypiwv elvai /cal /card rrjv yeve&iv /cal rrjv 

 ', WGTrep 6 Oep/jios /cal 6 alyi\w^f o fiev 

 ydp Oep/AOS Kairrep lv)(vpbraro<$ wv OJULO)?, edv /JLTJ 

 evOvs aTrb TT)? a\w /cara/3\rjdf}, /ca/co^vrjs yii 

 /caOaTrep e\e%0r), /cal TO o\ov Be OVK e 



t rfj yy, i o Kal ov% vnapovvres 

 7roXXart9 Be tcdv et9 v\rjv TI /3ordvr)v 

 nvd irecrrj, Biwa djievos ravrfjv crvvdrrreL rr/v pi^av 

 rfj yfj Kal (3\acrrdvei,. %(*)pav Be v(f)afji/jio 

 Kal <t>av\rjv fjid\\ov, TO Be o\ov OVK 

 <f)vea-0ai ev Bietpyaa-fAevrj. 



9 r O Be alyL\(D^r dvdrra'Kiv ev ydp rfj yewpyov- 

 f-ievrj fcd\\iov Kal evia%ov Be rrporepov d/3\aa-rrjs 

 wv edv yewpyrjOfj (SKaardvet, Kal yiverai 7roXu9, 

 Kal 0X0)9 ^e (f)i\el %(t)pav dyaOrjV. tBiov Be avrov 

 \eyerai rrpos rd aXXa rd crirtoBrj (nrep^ara Kal 

 rj Trap 1 eviavrov ^\d(7rrj(7^ eKarepov rwv arrep- 

 Bi o /cal ol /3ov~\.6jiivoi, TeXect)9 (f)@eipai, 

 ydp Brj (f)V(rei, rvy^dveL, T9 dpovpas 

 darcopov^ errl Bvo erTj, Kal orav dva- 

 (B\a<Trr}(Tr) rd rrpoftara Irrafyidai rroiXXaKis, 60)9 

 av eKvefirjOwGi, Kal avrrj yiverai $6opd rravre- 

 Be rovro fjiaprvpel Kal rrjv rrapd 



1 /col conj. Sch.; *) Ald.H. 



2 cf. 8. 1. 3. 3 cf.C.P. 4. 7.3. 



4 inrapovvres conj. H. ; v-rrairopovi'Tes UMAld. cf. C.P. 3. 20. 8. 



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