THEOPHRASTUS 



fylverai' e/c re r'P]<i afnreXov Trj<t yevvata'i ayevvrj^' 

 Kol 7roX,Xa«t9 erepov yevo';- ore 8e oXw? ovSev 

 rjjiepov aXX dypiov eviore kol tolovtov ware fir) 

 €K7r€rT€iv TOP KupTTov at S' ware fxr^he dSpvveiv 

 aXXa fJ'€'X^pi rov avdrjaai fxovov acjiiKvetaOai. 



^vovrac 8e /cal e'/c rcou rrji^ e\da<i Trvpijvcov 

 dypie\aio<;, Kal i/c rcav ri}<i p6a<i kokkwv raxv 

 jXvKecov dyevvel'i, koX e/c rcov dirvprjvwv aKkr^pal, 

 TToWaKi'i he KoX o^elai. rov avrov he rporrov 

 Kol eK rcov diricov Kal e/c ra)v p,r]\eQ)v eK piev <ydp 

 rMV dTTLOiv pbO')(drjpa rj d'^pd'i, eK he rcov pirjXecov 

 •X^eipcov re ra> yevei Kal eK y\vKela<i o^eia, Kal eK 

 crrpovdiov K.vh(ovio<i. ■)(eip(iiv he Kal 97 dpivyhaXr) 

 Kal ra> %fA,« Kal rw aKXrjpd eK puiXaKrj'i' hi 

 Kal av^rjdetcrav e<y Kevr pi^eiv KeXevovcnv, el he prj 

 ro pioiyyevpa pueracjivreveiv 7roXXdKi<i. 



^elpcov he Kal rj hpv<i- diro yovv rr}<f ev Tlvppa 

 TToXXol ^vrevcravre<; ovk ehvvavB' opoiav Troieiv. 

 hd(f)vrjv he Kal p,vppivr]v hiacpepeiv irore (paaiv, co? 

 iirl rb ttoXv S' e^iaraaOai, Kal ouhe ro ypcopia 

 hiaaco^eiv, aX-V e^ epvOpov Kaprrov yLveaOai 

 fieXaivav, Mcnrep Kal rrjv ev ^Avrdvhpoy 7roXXdKi<; 

 he Kal rrjv KVirdpirrov eK OrfXeia^ dppeva. 

 p,dXiara he rovrcov 6 (f)Oivi,^ hoKel hiapuevetv 

 wairep elrrelv reXeioo^; rwv diro <nrepparo<i, Kal 

 TrevKr] r) Koivocpopo^ Kal vrtTU? rj (f>d€ipo7roi6<i. 

 ravra puev ovv ev rot<i •^p.epcofievoi'i. ev he roi<i 



(pvovrai conj. W. ; (pvrevovTai Ald.H. ; <p{ierat Vo.cod.Cas. 



■yKvKioiv conj. St. ; jKavKiuv UMVAld. 



cf. Athen. 3. 20 and 23. * cf. C.P. 1. 9. 1. 



In Lesbos ; cf. 3. 9. 5. « cf. C.P. 1. 9. 2. 



