THEOPHRASTUS 



vvKTa rfj va-repala aTretpeip iv ^rjpa,' (fiaKov'i Mare 

 dSpov<; <yiveadai cfivrevovaiv iv ^oXltco' tov^ 

 epel3iv6ov<i he, oxne fiejdXovi, avTol<; rol<i Kekv- 

 (f)€cn ^pe^avra aTreipevv. fierajSaXXovai 8e koI 

 Kara Ta.9 &pa<i rov airopov 77/909 fcovcjiOTrjTa kol 

 aXvTTiav olov idv ri<; roii'; opofSov^ iapivov'i 

 crireipr] rpiaaXviroi 'ylvovrai, kol ov^ &>? ot fiero- 

 TTcopivol j3apei<;. 



Tlverat 8e kol ev toi<; \a')(^dvoi<i ixera^oXr] 

 8ia rrjv OepaTTeiav olov ro aeXivov, idv cnrapev 

 KaraTTaTrjdf) koI KvXivSpcodfj, dvacpveadal (paaiv 

 ovXov. fiera^dXXet Be kuI rrjv ')(^Mpav i^aXXdr- 

 Tovra, Kaddirep koX rdXXa. koX rd /j,€V roiavra 

 KOLvd Trdvrcov iartv. el 8e Kard riva Tnjpcoaiv rj 

 d(j)aipecnv p,epov<i BevSpov djovov ylverai, /cadd- 

 irep rd ^toa, tovto a/ceTrreov ovSev yovv (pavepov 

 Kard ye rrjv Siatpeatv et? to irXeto) kol iXdrrw 

 (pepeiv wdTvep KaKovp^evov, dXX' rj aTroXXvTat to 

 oXov rj Siap^evov Kapiro^opel. to he 'yrjpa<; kolvt] 

 Tf<? (jidopd irdcriv. 



"Atottov S' dv ho^eie fxdXXov el iv rot? ^coot? 

 at TOtavTac peTa^oXal (})vaiKal kol TrXeiovi' koI 

 jdp KUTa TUf; a>pa<; evia hoKel p^eTa^dXXeiv, a>a- 

 irep 6 lepa^ koX eiro-^ Kal dXXa tmv 6p,oi(ov 

 opvecav. kol KaTa ra? tmv tottcov dXXoi,coaei<i, 

 axTirep 6 vhpo<; et? e')(^t'V ^r)paivop,eva)v TOiv Xt^d- 



^ vvKra I conj. ; vvkt\ MSS. 



2 iv fioXlrcfi conj. Milas. on Geop. 3. 27 ; efiffoKov UMV 

 Aid. cf. G.P. 5. 6. 11 ; Col. 2. 10. 15; Plin. 18. 198. 



3 cf. G.P. 5. 6. 11 ; Oeop. 2. 3. 6. 



* a\virlav conj. Sch.; Si" aKvuias M ; 5i' aXv-niav Aid. 



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