THEOPHRASTUS 



wcnrep o ^^LpvOpatas oKvicos Tfc? cov teal 

 TTJV alilav <Be> ireipareov IK T&V ofAoiwv \a/ji- 

 ftdvew e^efc Se TOUT* iSiov TO poBivov, waTrep 

 <T%eBov /cal /jLL/cpy Trporepov eiprjraf ra fJLev yap 

 d\\a irdvr rj ra TrXetcrTa K<pa\a\yrj t rovro Be, 

 axTTrep eKe^Or), \VTIKOV KOI jSdpovs teal d\j7jB6vo<i 

 fcal T?)? tt7ro rwv /Jivpcov. 



49 f H 8' alria (fravepa Sea TWV Trpoeiprj/jieifwv, einrep 

 e-jn/cparei KOI SiaSverai, Travra^ov. ra JJLGV yap 



oVa K(f)a\a\yr] ffapea Sia TO e/c TOIOVTWV 

 ai ra fiev pi^wv ra S' OTTWV rovro Be /cal 

 ry oo-fjif} e\a<f>pbv /cal rf) Oep/jborijTi o-v/JLfjLerpov et9 

 TO crufjL7r"^rai teal Siavoi^ai TOU9 Tropovs. ol yap 

 Sr} TTOVOL TT}? /C(f>a\f)S r) /caOvypawofjbevr)? rj irvev- 

 fjLarovfj,evr]<; rw evairoKafJi^dvecrOai, warre TO fiev 

 eKKplvai Bel TO $6 ire^rai, rj a<f)\eiv. 



50 11/909 ajravra Be 77 Qep/jborr)? ^ptja-i/jiov, /cal 649 

 a(f)aipecriv /cal eTi fj,a\\ov 6/9 TO Trerreiv /cal Btav- 

 olyew TOU9 ?royOou9, et'9 <TV/jL/3dXXeTa(, TO ev rw 

 d\l TreTTOirjcrdai' /cal yap dvacrro/jiova'i /cal Bia- 

 OepfjLalvova-iv ol a\es. r) B' evoajnia fcal opprjv 

 Tiva iroLel 7T/?09 T7]V KivrfCTiv. dyaOov Be /cal 

 Bo/cei 7T/009 Tot/9 KOTTOV? elvai rfj dep/jLorrjri CTV/JL- 

 fjierpov bv /cal rf) Kov<porr)rt /cal TTJ BiaBvaei 737309 

 Toi>9 eVT09 Tropovs" o>9 Be rives (f>a(Tiv, ov% rjrrov 

 rj KVTrpos en TOVTOV fJba\afcr) yap rj oa^r) /cal 



1 c/. 52. 2 fc ingj W> 



3 i.e. the case is so far analogous to that of rose-perfume j 

 but the comparison does not hold as to what follows. 



370 



