THEOPHRASTUS 



dypvTrvovvTes, 07ro)9 p^ ^iakdjjiTrr), KOI OVOVVL 

 Be KOI eoprd^ovcnv ev^ofjievoi, TroXKriv re /cal 

 Ka\r)i> ytveaOat, TTJV TTirrav ol fiev Brj Trepl 

 MaKeBoviav /caiovcri TOV TpoTcov TOVTOV. 



'Ez^ Be rfj 'Aaia (ftaal Trepl ^vplav OVK eic- 

 TreXeK&VTas rrjv BaBa d\\ J eV avrw TW BevBpw 

 irpoGKaieiv (pepovras opyavov n TrepiTreTroitj/jievov 

 Koi TOVTW TrepidTTTOvras, eW orav KTija)<Ti 

 ravrrjv ira\iv eV a\\o Kal a\\o peTafyepeiv 

 opos Be eo-riv avrois rt9 /cal aTj^eta TOV iravevdai 

 ical /jidXiara Bf)\ov ori TO fj,r)fceTi pelv. TTITTO- 

 KavTovcri Be, wajrep Kal rrpbrepov e^e^Or), 

 T<X? TepfJilvOovs' irev/crjv yap ov (frepovaw ol 

 TOTTOI. TCL /jiev ovv Trepl TTJV prjTivrjv /cal Trjv 



TTiTTaV OUTft)? %l. 



IV. Hepl Be \i/3ava)TOv /cal a-/jLvpvr)s /cal /3a\- 

 crdfiov Kai ei TL TOIOVTOV eTepov OTL /JLCV /cal CLTC 

 yiveTai /cal avTO/jidTO)? eiprjTai. iroLa Be 

 r] T&V BevBpwv fyvcns Kal el TI Trepl TTJV yeve- 

 T) TTJV (TvXXoyrjv r) TWV a\\a>v iBiov avTol? 

 xet, 'ireipaTeov eLTreiv, ooaavTO)^ Be /cal Trepl 

 \onrwv evoa/jLcov (T%eBbv yap TCL ye Tr\el(7Ta 

 o TWV Toirayv ecrrl TCOV re 7T/J09 ju,eo-r}jj,/3ptav /cal 



fjiev ovv o \i(Bavo<$ Kal f) GfjLvpva Kal rj 

 Kal eTi TO Kivd^w/jiov ev TTJ TWV 'Apd/3cov 

 Trepi re ^aftd Kal 'ABpajAVTa /cal 



1 eKirf\K(avras conj. W.; ^irAe/coVT6S U; titirXeovTes M ; e/c 



TTA.TJTTOI'TeS Aid. 



2 The sense given to Trepureiroi'rj/j.tt'oi' is unexampled, and the 

 word may be corrupt. 



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