THEOPHRASTUS 



(TVfjL^aivoi, av 6X(o<i a<puWa elvai, evioL<i he uKavOav 

 fiev elvat. (f)uWov 8e oX&)9 ov/c e')(eiv, Kaddirep 6 

 da(f)dpa'yo<i. 



YldXiv S" on TO, jxev dfiia^a, KaOdirep ra t?}? 

 cTKiX\r]<i Koi rou (3o\^ov, rd 5' e^ovra ixio-'xpv. 

 Kol rd fiev fiaKpov, olov rj dfjbTreko'i koX 6 kitt6<;, 

 rd 8e ^pa^vv /cal olov efXTre^vKora, Kaddrrep i\da 

 Kol oy^ Mairep iirl t% likardvov koX dfXTriXov 

 TTpoaijpTrjfievov. 8ia<f)opd oe Kol to /mt] e« tmp 

 auTOiv elvai Trjv 7rp6a(f)vaiv, dWd T0t9 fi€V 

 irXeiaroi^ i/c tmv K\dhu>v tok 8e koI eK tmv 

 d/cp€fi6v(ov, rf]<; 8pvb<i 8e koI e/c rov areXexpvfi, 

 TOiv 8e \a')(avu>8(i}v rol<i TroXXot? €vdv<i i/c T/79 

 pl^r}^, olov Kpofivov (XK6p8ov Kixopiov, en 8e 

 da^o8eXov (TKiX\.ti<; /BoX^ov aia-vpcyx^tov kol 

 o\co<; rwv ^o\^(o8oiV' koI tovtcov 8e ovy(^ 7) TvpcoTi] 

 jxovov €K(f)uaL<; dWa Kal 0X09 Kau\o<i d(j}vWov. 

 evicov S' OTav jevrjTai, (f)vWa ecKO'i, olov 6 pi.8aKiV7}<i 

 coKifiov aeXivov Kal roiv (nrrjpcov 6fiOLCo<i. e-^^ei 

 S' evca rovTcov koI tov kuuXov elr dKavOi^ovra, 

 0)9 r) 6pi8aKLvr] Kal rd (pvXXuKavda irdvra Kal 

 TOW da/j,vo)8(bv 8e Kal en fidXXov, olov ^dro^: 

 TTaXiovpo'i. 



K.01V7] 8e 8ia(f)opd irdvTcov ofioico^ 8ev8p(ov Kal 

 Tcov dXXcov on rd p,ev TroXucfyuXXa rd S' oXiyo- 

 (f)vXXa. ft)9 S" eirl to irdv to. 7rXaTV(f)vXXa ra^i- 

 (pvXXa, Kaddirep fiuppivo<;, rd S' uTaKTa Kal cl)? 

 eVf^e, KaOdirep a'x^ehov rd TrXelara tmv dXXwv 



1 Plin. 16. 91. - eVl conj. W.; ^ Alcl.H. 



^ iviwv . . . eUSs. So Scb. explains : text probably de- 

 fective. 



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