THEOPHRASTUS 



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 fxera Kvva. Xiyerai Se kuI iv K.inrp(p 7r\dravo<; 

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 dvdXoyot, Be al (f)vX\,o^o\iai. Tot^ ^XacrTrjaecnv, 

 SiOTe TO. trpoTepov ^XaaTijaavTa rrpoTepov (f}v\- 

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 •npoTepel TOiv dWwv, dXkd tivcov koI vcTTepei, 

 KaOdirep rj dfivyBaXrj. 



Td Be oi^i^Xacnet fj,ev ovBev Be co? elireiv 

 vcTTepel TOiV dWcov, wairep tj (TVKd[i,i,vo<i. BokcI Be 

 Koi t) )((opa avfx^dWeaOai koX 6 Toiro'i 6 eviKfio<; 

 7r/>09 TO Biafxeveiv. tcl yap iv T0i<i ^ripol<i kuI 

 oX.&)9 \e7rToyeloi<i TrpoTepa (l)vX\o/3o\el koi to, 

 Trpea^vTepa Be tcov vewv. evia Be koI irpo tov 

 Tteirdvai tov Kapirov aTro/SdXXei to, (f)vXXa, KaOd- 

 irep al oyjnat crvKul /cat d^pdBa. 



Tmv S' det(f)vXXo)v r) diro^oXri kuI rj avavai^ 

 KUTo, iJbepo<i' ov yap Br] tuvto, alel Biafievet, dXXa 

 TO, /xev iiri^XaaTdvei tcl S" dcf)avaiveTai. tovto 

 Be irepl Tpoird'i /jbaXcaTa yiverat 6epivd<;. el Be 

 TIVCOV Kal jxeT ^ApKTOvpov rj koI kut dXXr/v a>pav 

 eTTia-KeTTTeov. Kal ra fiev Trepl Tr)v (pvXXo- 



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1 Piin. 16. 82 and 83. 

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