THEOPHRASTUS 



rat? Bi%OTOfJiiai<} /ji6ra/3d\\i. Ka66\ov JJLCV ovv 

 ra? wpa<$ OVTO) Bel TrapaTrjpelv, Ka& e/cao-Ta Be 

 TWV atj/jieicov Kara TOV vTrojeypa^evov TpoTrov. 

 10 f/ T6\XTO? uev ovv &r) field ra roiavra So/eel elvai. 

 evapyea-TaTOv JJLGV ovv TO ecoOivov, orav irpo r]\iov 

 avaro\fj$ (paivyrai ZTrifyoivicrGOv ct^elov rj yap 

 avOrjfjiepLvov eiriaqjAaiyei ^ rpi&v v/jLepwv co? eVt 

 TO TTO\V. Brj\ol Be Kal ra aXXa o-yfjiela' eav 

 yap y^ TTporepov, rpirala /jLaXicrra (Tij/jiaivei, 

 TO eTTi^Oiviaaov /cat BUVOVTOS, rJTTOv Be r) TO 



11 Kat eav Bvvy %ei/Jiwvo<; rj ea/>o? et? vefy 



Tpiwv rj/Jiepwv &>9 TCL 7ro\\a ein(Trj[jLaivei. Kal 

 eav pdftBoi voToOev, Tavra Be raOra (Boppa9ev 

 yivofjieva aadeve(7Tepa. /cal eav dvi 

 (Ttj/jielov t0"%?7 Kal eav etc ve(f>e\S>v 

 vBaTi/cov, Kal eav d/cTlves dvicr^ 

 TTplv dvarelXai, KQIVOV i/aro? a^/juelov /cal dve^ov. 

 Kal eav KaTa^epo^evov TOV r)\iov v(f>icrTr)Tai, 

 vecfros, v<f) ov eav a^L^wvTai at ctKTlves, j(eLp,epivov 

 TO arj/jielov. /cal OTav KavpaTias BvrjTai, /cal 

 eXXy, eav fjirj ave^o? ryevrjTai, i/Saro? TO 



12 Ta avTa Be orrj/jLaivet, /cal &e\r)vrj 



, aaOeveaTepa Be 6 yitet?. eav /juev y 

 , 7rvevjjiaTG!)Br) crrujbaivei TOV /jir/va, eav Be 

 , vBaTcoBr)' atj/^aivei, Be OTI, av o~rj/LLaivrj 

 ojv o 



1 rbv viroy. Tpfaov seems to mean the same as the Aristote- 

 lian rbj> v^-nyrj^i'ov rpoirov, e.fj. Eth. Nic. 2. 7. 9. The 

 rendering ' the following method ' would however suit the 

 context. 



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