THEOPHRASTUS 



elcrl TOt<? ifjb'ireipoL'i. 8ia tovto 8' et? to avrb 

 irXeLov; riOiacriv ojl atro rod €vb<; aa-dei'rji; r] 

 (pvTeLa. TOVTOov Be at re pi^ai 7rp6<; aX\7]\a^ 

 crv/joTrXiKovrai koX evdvq at irpwrai ^Xacnrjaei'^, 

 ware ev ylvecrOat to o-reXe^o?. 



'H fjuev ovv airo tmv KapiTwv ^vreia roiavri] 

 Ti9* Tj 8' a(ji aiiTOV, orav acpeXcoai ro avw ev 

 (pirep 6 e7A:e0aXo9' d(f)aipov(TL Se oaov hiirrj-^v 

 (TXio-avTe^ 8e tovto kutco Tideaai to vypov (f)tXel 

 8e ^copav d\/j,(oBiy Si o kuI ottov fxr) Toiavrt] 

 Tvyxdvei TrepnraTTOVo-iv a\a<; ol yecopyoi' tovto 

 Se Set TToieiv /xr) Trepl avTa<i Ta<i pi^a<i a\V dirodev 

 dirocTTrja-avTa TrepcTruTTeiv oaov r/fjiie/CTOV otl he 

 ToiavTrjv ^rjTel 'X^copav KaKelvo TroiovvTai arffxelov 

 TcavTa')(ov yap ottov TrXrjdo'i (potvLKoyv aX/icoSei? al 

 ')(^SipaL' Kal yap ev Ha/BvXcovt, (paaiv, ottov ol 

 (f)oivi/ce<? 7re<f)VKaai, teal ev Ai^vrj Se Kal ev AlyviTTO) 

 Kal ^oivIkt) Kal t^9 Xvpt,a<; 8e tt}? Koi\rj<;, ev y y 

 ol 7T\€t(TT0i Tvy^avovaiv, ev Tptat fxovoi^ T07roi<i 

 aXfMcoSeaiv elvai tou? 8vvafievov<; drja-avpi^ea-dai' 

 Tov'i 8' ev Toh aX\ot<i ov Siafieveiv aXXd crrjiTeaOai,, 

 '^Xwpov'i S' ■^Sel'i elvai Kal KaTavaXiaKetv ovtw. 



^t\el 8e Kal vhpeiav acfioopa to SevSpov TTCpl 

 8e Koirpov 8iap,(f)ia^r]T0V(riv' ol /xev yap ov ^aai 

 ')(^aipeiv lOOC ivavTKOTaTOV elvai, ol 8e Kal 

 Xprjo-6ai Kal eirihoaLv TroWrjv iroielv. helv S' 

 vSpeveiv ev /xaka Kara r^? KoiTpov, KaOdirep ol ev 



2 TOVTO . . . i>yp6v : I have inserted 5f, otherwise retaining 

 the reading of Aid.; tovtov Karw Tideaai 5' evvypnv conj .W. 

 c/. I'lin. 13. 36. to vyp6v, viz. the cut end. 



^ a.\fx(i5r) conj. W. ; afifidSt) P._jAld.H. 



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