THEOPHRASTUS 



Kal dvaBe^erai, Bio /cal rrjv crvve^eiav 

 fjiavbv Be yevofjievov [fcai] rov \i7rov<? d<f)aipe@vros 

 ev & Kal r) oiKeLa adXio-ra 0071,77, BeKriKtbrepov 

 eyevero rov 7ri/3aX\,o/j,evov Bid TO /JLTJ dvrio~Ta- 



19 f H Be OLTTO TWV dpwfidTWv oSfirj /cal d 



are et9 TO \irrapov dvrjXco/jLevrj, /cal en /care%erai, 

 rovrtp Sia TO rrXr^pwaaL rovs iropovs. Mare Kara 

 \6yov /cav eXarrov fj TO 7n,/3a\\6fj,vov liriKparelv 

 rrjv rovrov ooy^y et? d<j6eve(rrarov yap e^TTiTrrei 

 Kal BeKriKcorepov. dva \6yov 8' e%ei Kal r) TTO\V- 

 Xpoviorrjs j] ev eKdcrra) Kal 77 TT/JO? rrjv rcvpwaiv 

 evaOeveia Kal rd\\a ra roiavra. TO yap BeKn- 

 Kwrarov, olov T?)? {3a\dvov, Kal ^povitorarov, Kal 

 Bid rrjv avrrjv alriav udXicrra yap wcnrep ev 

 ylverai Kal o-vu<f)ve<; TO /jidXiara Be^ofjievov del 

 ydp TO roiovrov Biafj,ov(t>rarov, Bio Kal Trvpov^e- 

 vov fjid\io-ra djraOe^. 



20 'Ho-avTft)? Be Kal rwv a\\oyv TO o-rjo-duivov, 

 rovro ydp BeKriKcorarov TO Be dfjLvyBdXivovjrap- 

 aKfid^ei ra%v Kal o\iyo%povi(t)rarov Bid rrjv evav- 

 rlav alriav TO ydp iJKiara Begd/jievov rd%icrra 

 fjL0i?)(ri. rov poBuvov Be fjid\icrra BeKriKov TO 



1 I have bracketed Kal. 



>2 ~ 2 This passage is omitted, apparently by accident, in 

 both VV.'s texts, though represented in his Latin version. I 



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