THEOPHRASTUS 



TreXo? iXdw 'J79 koI airo'rri'inovTa htarerpi^fieva 

 ^aiverai, koI tovto arj/xetov Xa^^dvovaiv el 

 /caXw? aTnjvdijKev iav yap avyKavdrj rj ^pe'x^Ofj, 

 avva7ro/3aX\€i rov Kapirov kol ov rerprj^evov 

 jLyveTat' cryehov he kol ra iroXka rcov <dvdSiv> 

 ev fjieatp to TreptKapTriov e%6f, Ta%a oe /cat, eir 

 avTOV Tov Trepi/capiriov, KaOdrrep poa fieXea dirio'i 

 KOKKV/MTjXea fivppivo<;, Kal tmv ye (ftpvyaviKWV 

 poBoovla Kal ra ttoXXo, rwv aTe(})avcoTCKcov Karco 

 yap viTo TO dv6o<i e%6fc to, aTrep/xara' (fiavepoi)- 

 rarop Be eVt toO poBov Bia tov oyKov. evia Se 

 Kal eir^ avTwv twv aTrep/xaTcov, oocnrep 6 aKavo^ 

 Kal 6 KVYjKo^ Kal vavra ra aKavcoBrj' Kad^ eKaa- 

 rov yap e%et to dvdo<i. o/noico^ Be Kal tmv 

 iroLwBoiv evia, KaOdirep to avdepuov ev Be Tot? 

 \axavr]pol<s Te (rLKVo<i Kal rj koXokvvttj Kal 7) 

 acKva- irdvTa yap enl tmv KapirSiV eyei, Kal 

 Trpocrav^avo/JLevcov eTTCfJievei to, dvOr] ttoXvv ^(^povov. 

 4 "AWa Be IBiwripw^, olov 6 kltto^ Kal ?} avKd- 

 fiivo^' ev avToU /xev yap e%et tol^ oXoti; irepi- 

 KapirioL'i, ov fxrjv ovt€ eir' dKpot<i ovt iirl 

 7repi,eiXrj(f)6ac KaG" eKaarov, aXk' ev Tol<i dvd 

 fieaov el p,r} dpa ov avvBrfKa Bid to 'yvocoBe';. 



"Eart Be Kal dyova twv dvOwv evia, Kaddirep 

 iirl TMV (TiKvoyv d eK twv aKpcov ^veTai rov kXi]- 



1 c/. 3. 16. 4. 2 Lacuna in text ; av6Siv I conj. 



' Tcixa Aid. ; Tiva W. after Sch. conj. 



■* Sttios conj. Bod.; &7J'os Ald.H. 



•' i.e. composites. 



' ffirepfxaToiy conj. Dalec. from G ; arofidroDV Aid. 



"^ St/co"os conj. W. ; S /capos UV. 



8 uKavudn conj. W.; iLvBiiSri Ald.H. r/. 1. 10. 6 ; 6. 4. 4. 



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