THEOPHRASTUS 



ofioyevMV. oXo)? Be o^whearepa ra opeiva rwv 

 ireSeivcov koI ra ^rjpa rwv ekeiwv. 



"Ert he Kara rrjv t^vreiav ra fiev irvicva dvo^a 

 Kol 6p6d, ra 8e fiava oi^wZecrrepa Ka\ (TKoXtmrepa' 

 avfi^ULvei yap &are ra fiev ev iraXLaKiw elvai ra 

 8e iv evrjXiO). koI ra dppeva he roiv OijXetcov 

 o^coBearepa iv oh iariv d/xcjxo, olov Kvirdpirro'i 

 eXdrrj oarpvU fcpaveia' KaXovai ydp <yevo<; n 

 dufkvKpaveiav' kuI ra djpia he rwv -^fiipcov, Kal 

 a7r\w9 /cal ra virb ravrb <yevo<i, olov Korivo'i 

 eX,da<; Kal epive6<} crvKr]<i koI d')(^pa<i diriov. rrdvra 

 yap ravra o^coSearepw Kal 0)9 enl to ttoXv 

 irdvra rd irvKvd rwv /xavMV Kal <ydp rd dppeva 

 TTVKvorepa Kal rd dypia' 7r\r)v et re Sid ttvkvo- 

 rrjra 7ravre\a)<i dvo^ov r) oXtyo^ov, olov Try^o? 



Xft)T09. 



Et(Ti Be rwv jxev draKroc Kal 0)9 ervx^v ol 0^01, 

 rwv Be rerayfievoi Kal ra Btaarrijfiari Kal rm 

 rrXrjOet, KaOdirep e'iptjrat' Bi Kal ra^to^cora 

 ravra KaXovaiv. roiv p,ev ydp olov Bi icrov rwv 

 Be fiei^ov alel to 7rpb<i rw rrdyei. Kal rovro Kara 

 Xoyov. orrep p^dXicrra evBrjfXov Kal ev rol'i Korl- 

 vot<; Kal ev rol'i KaXdjioi^' ro ydp yovv Kaddirep 

 6^o<;. Kal ol fiev Kar aXXr]Xov<i, warrep ol rwv 



1 Plin. 16. 125. M. 8. 1. 



' Tafio'^wTa eonj. W. ; a^ioKoywrara Aid.; cf. rafl(pv\\os, 

 1. 10. 8. " Plin. 16. 122. 



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