THEOPHRASTUS 



KOI Ma/taXt. (frverai, Be rd rov Xt- 



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peiav, oi o KCLI TO, fjuev ueparreverai ra o ov TO o 

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 pelv 8' e^' avrov teal 7rora/mov<> 6/9 TO 

 elvai Be TO jj^ev rov \i(Bavu>rov BevBpov ov 



Be n KOI 7ro\VK\aBov, (f>v\\ov B* 

 e/ji(f)6pes rf) air La, 7r\rjv e\arrov TTO\V fcal 

 ra) %pu>jjiari TrowSe? o-(f)6Bpa, /caOdrrep TO rc^avov 

 \ei6<f)\oiov Be rrav, loarrep rrjv Bdfpv^v. 



Trjv Be cr/jivpvav e\arrov en r& jjieyeOei /cal 

 Oa/jLVCoBearepov Be, TO Be are\exos e%eiv orK\ijpov 

 /cal o-vve'jrpafjbfjievov errl T% 7%, rra-^vrepov Be rj 

 /cvrj/jLOTra^e^- <J>\oiov Be eyeiv \elov OIJLOIOV rfj 

 dvBpd'X\r]. erepoi Be oi fyda'tcovres reOewpiiicevai 

 irepl /Jiev rov fjieyeOovs o"%eBbv (jv^^ddvoixjiv ov- 

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Be ovroi Kara rbv rrapdrrXovv ov e 

 erroiovvro KQ\TCOV ^rjrelv eKftdvres vBwp 

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1 Plin. 12. 55 and 56. 2 Pliri. 12. 67. 



3 rxeiv conj. Sch. ; *x" P 2 Ald. 



4 Ai/3afo>ToG Sa^roeiSes Kal \ei6(f)\oioi> S' elvai conj. Sch.; At^Sa- 

 vov rov Sa^yoeiSes Kal \i j^vAAov 8' elvai UM j \tfidvov 



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