THEOPHRASTUS 



<f>v€Tai fjuovov, olov iXdrr) irevKr] irirv^ o\ft)? irav 

 TO Kwvo<^6pov' en 8e koI <^olvi^, irXrjv el apa iv 

 ^a^vXoiVL Kol airo rcov pd^hiov [eo?] ^acrl rive<i 

 [xokeveiv. KVirdpiTTO^ 8e irapd jxev TOi<i dX\oi<i 

 aTTO a7r€pfiaT0<;, iv K/ot^tj; Be kol diro rod areXi- 

 Xov<i, olov eVt T^9 6peia<i iv Tdppa' irapd tovtoi<; 

 <ydp iariv rj Kovpi^ofievrj Kvirdprna' avTij Be diro 

 rrj<; T0fjL7]<i ^aardvei ndvra rpoTrov TepLvofxevq 

 Kol diro <yr]<; kol aTTo tov /xeaov kol diro rov dvco- 

 repw ^Xaardvet Be ivia'xpv kol diro rcov pi^oov 

 (Tiravia)^ Be. 



3 Tlepl Be Bpvo<; dfKJua^rjTovaiv ol jjuev yap diro 

 a'irepixar6<i (^aai p,6vov, ol Be koI diro pL^r]<i 

 <y\i(T')(^pQ)<;- ol Be KoX dii avrov tov crre'kexov'i 

 KOTrevTo<i. diro TrapaaTrdBof Be kcu pi^rj<i ovBev 

 (pveTUL TOiv /JUT) napa^aaravovTcov. 



4 'AirdvTcov Be oacov TT\eiov<; al jeveaeif;, rj diro 

 TTapaa-irdBo^ kol en pdXXov rj uTrb 7rapa(f)vdBo^ 

 Ta%tcrT7/ KOL evav^T]<;, idv diro pi^rj<; 77 iTapa<^vd<i 

 27. KOI rd fiev 0VTQ)<i rj oXo)<i dirb (pVTevTrjpicov 

 "TrecpvTev/jLeva iravra BoKel tou? KapTTom i^o/xoiovv. 

 oaa S' aTTO rov Kapirov rcov Bvva/xevwv /cat ovrw^ 

 ^aardveiv, diravO' &)<? elrrelv %et/3ft), rd Be koI 

 o\(i)<i i^lararat rov yevov^, olov a/iTreXo? p^rfkea 

 crvKTJ potd diTWi' e/c re yap t^9 Key')(pap,iBo<i ovBev 

 yiverai yevo<; 0X0)9 rjpepov, dXfC rj eptve6<i rj 

 dypia (JVKrj, Bia^epovaa 7roWdKi<i Kal rfj ^(^poia' 

 Kal yap ix ixe\aivr]<i XevKrj Kal e/c \€vk7]<; jxeXaiva 



^ fioXcuetv conj. Sch. ; fiouXvetv MSS.; fxocrxevftv conj. R. 

 Const, (c/. C.P. 1. 2 1). But cf. Hesych. s.v. fxo\eiftv. 

 2 Plin. 16. 141. 2 eVJ conj. W.; rh UMVAld. 



