THEOPHRASTUS 



uev yap o/jLoia cr Kopirlto Kal ^prjo-i/jurj Be 777)0? rrjv 

 7r\r)yr)v avrov Kal TT/OO? aXX,' drra. rj Be rov 

 7ro\i>7roBiov Baaeta Kal e^ovcra Korv\ri6vas, axr- 

 Trep at rov TroXiTTToSo? 7r\Krdvai,. KaOalpei Be 

 Kara)' KOV Trepidtyrjrai rt? ov $aaiv 



7TO\V7TOVV. %l Be (f)V\\OV OfJLOlOV Trj 



fjieydXy Kal (pverai, ev rat? Trer/oat?. 



XIY. TTao-w^ Be rwv pi^wv al p-ev 



al Be eXdrra) biafjuevovcrw. 6 fjuev 



Kal rpiaKovra ertj xprjo-i/juos, rj Be 

 r) ef, %a/jiai\ea)V Be 6 fj,e\as 

 Kevravpls Be BeKa rj BcoBeKa' 

 TTieipa Be rj pi^a Kal TTVKVIJ' trevKeBavov Be Trevre 

 rj e%, a/ui7re\ov Be dypias eviavrov, eav ev 

 Kal aTr\r]KTOS, el Be /Jirj, aaTrpa Kal 

 a\\ai Be aXXou? e^ovaai ' xpovovs. Trdvrwv Be 

 rwv (frapfjidKwv TrXeicrrov Bia/jievei %povov TO 

 , Kal TO Tra^aiorarov apHTTOv. larpbs 

 8' ovv Tt? eXeyev OVK d\awv ovBe tyevvTY)? co9 eiy 

 Trap* avTw Kal BtaKOGiayv erwv OavfJiaaTOV Be rfj 

 2 apery, Bovvat, Be avra) nva Bwpov. atria Be T% 

 %pov toreros r) vyporrjs' Bid ydp ravrrjv Kal orav 

 Ko^rwai riOeaat, et? retypav vypov, Kal ovB' w? 

 yiverai ffapov, aXX' a%/ot rrevr^Kovra erwv o-{3ev- 

 vvcri rrpoo-ayofjievov TOU? Xv^fOV?. fyaal Be povov 



cf. the mediaeval doctrine of ' signatures.' 

 Diosc. 4. 186. 



TIS oil conj. Sch. ; ns us Aid.; TIS UM ; ris &s U*. 

 Plin. 27. 143. 6 cf. 9. 8. 7. 6 cf 9. 20. 3. 



&ir\r)KTOs : ? by worms, cf. &KOTTOS. 



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