THEOPHRASTUS 



9 Tavra /j,ev ovv vprjar6ai So/eel TTO\\W fjid\\ov 

 vvv r) TTpoTepov. OTI Se 8ia(f>epei, TO %pfyrQ<ai 

 TTco? e/cdvTW (fravepbv e/c 7ro\\wv eVel /cal Keloi 

 TO) Kwveito TrpoTepov ov% ourco a\\a TpifBovres 

 , KaOdjrep ol d\\or vvv 8' ovB* av el? 

 , a\\a irepiTrTicravTe^ KCLI a(f)e\ovT<> TO 

 } TOVTO yap TO TTjv Svcr^epeiav Trape^ov 

 ov, yitera TavTa KOTTTOVCTIV ev TW 

 KOI SiaTTrjcravTes XCTTTOL eVtTraTTO^Te? e^>* 

 Trlvovaiv, wcrre ra^tav KOI e\a(f)pav yive- 



XVII. ' A.7rdvT(i)V Se TWV ^apfjidKwv al 

 do-@eve<TTpcu rot? (rvveiOio-jjievois rot? 8e real dv- 

 evepyels TO o\ov. evioi yap e\\e/3opov ecrOi 

 TTO\VV W(TT dva\i(TKiv ^eVytta? oXa? 

 -)(ov<nv oTrep eTTolei KCLI Spaevas SeivoTaTos wv 

 &)? eBo/cei Trepl ra? pi^as. TTOLOVCTL 3e ro00' &>? 



OLK Kal TWV VO/JL(i)V TiVS' $1 KOI 



(frap/JiafcoTrcofojv TOV 0av/Aa6/j,i>ov &>? 

 pi^av fjiiav rj &vo rrapayevo/jLevos 6 TTOI/ATJV 

 dvaXftMras O\TJV TTJV Bfopcrp iTroirfcrev dbo 

 e\e<yTo 8' OTI icaO* /cdaTr)v rj/JLepav TOVTO iroiel 



2 KivSvvevei, yap evia TWV (pap/Aa/ccoi? Ty d 

 Oeia 



: cf. C.P. 1 14. 4. 

 2 8mTT7]<rai'Tey conj. Hoffmann from G ; SiairTfiffavTes Ald.H. ; 

 U*mP. 



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