THEOPHRASTUS 



KOI TriTTCoBecrTdTr) Bta TO 

 evBaBov elvat rrjv TTGVK^V. ayerai, 8e ev 

 vypd, KatreiTa ovra) avvio-rarai. KaiTOi $>a<rl Kal 



T7JV TepfJLLvOoV 7TlTTOKaVTlCr0ai TTepl ^VplCLV (TTL 



yap 0/009, KaOaTrep ev rot? epTrpocrOev eiTro^ev, fteya 

 v pea-Toy aTrav /jbyd\a>v. 

 Be $>a(Ji /cat Tr]v TTLTVV Kal TTJV /ceSpov Be 

 d\\a ravra fiev 0)9 ev^e^ofjieva 

 \r)7TTeov $ia TO cnrdviov ejrel 01 ye Trepl Ma/ce- 

 Soviav ov$e Trjv Trevfcrjv 7riTTO/cavTov(7iv aXX' TJ 

 Trjv appeva" tca\ov(Ti yap appeva Trjv //.?) xap- 

 7ro(j)6pov. T?}9 Be 6ri\eias edv iiva TWV pi^wv 

 \djBwcriv aTracra jap evSaoos Trev/cr) rafc pi^ais. 

 Ka\\i(TTrj 8e iriTTa yiveTai Kal KaOapwTaTij j] e/c 

 (TcfroBpa TrpoaeiXcov /cal irpoaffoppcov, etc 8e 

 7ra\i(TKLCi)v jB\o<TVpu>Tepa Kal /SopfiopcoSrjs' ev 

 yap ro?9 crtyoSpa Tra\i(TKioi<; ov$e (frvcTai, Trev/cr) 

 TO Trapdirav. 



"Eo-rt Be Kal dtyopia Ti9 teal evfopia Kal 7r\rj- 

 6ov<$ Kal KaXkovfjS" OTav /lev yap ^etfMCDv /j,eTpios 

 yivrjTai, 7ro\\rj yiveTai Kal Ka\r) Kai r 

 \,evKOTepa, OTav Be loyypfa, 6\iyrj Kal 

 Tepa. Kal raOra ye eaTi TO, opi^ovTa 7T\r)0os Kal 



Ka\\OV7)V 7T/TT7y9, OV% V] TTO^VKapTTia TWV 



conj. 8ch., cf. 9. 3. 4 ; TurTOKavOiffai U; 

 TriTT(a0etffai Aid. * 3. 2. 6. 



3 Sc conj. W.; /col Ald.H. cf. 3. 12. 3. 



4 IJL^ conj. W.; ye Ald.H.; ye ^ Cod.Casaub.Vin.j ye ^v 

 Vo. (r}]v &Kapirov mBas.). cf. 3. 9. 2. 



5 Plin. 16. 59. 



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