THEOPHRASTUS 



'P68ft). TOVTo ixev ovv iina-KeTrreov' Xam^ fyap ol 

 fjbev ovTa)<i ol 3' eKeivcd^; depaTrevovcriv, koX fxera 

 fjLev TOV v8aT0<i mcfieXtfiov rj Koirpo'i avev he tovtov 

 /3Xa^epd. orav he eviavaio^i yevijrai, jnera- 

 (pvrevovcri koX twv dXcov avfiTrapa^aXkovcri, koI 

 irakLv orav hieTrj^' ^(aipeL yap a(f)6Bpa tjj fiera- 



(})VT€ia. 



MeTa<f)VTevovai Be ol p,ev dWoi tov ^po<i' ol Be 

 ev "Ba/SvXwvi irepl to aarpov, ore Ka\ o\a><; ol je 

 TToXkol (^vrevovcTLV, &)9 Koi Trapayivofievov Kai 

 av^avofjievov Odrrov. veov [xev 6vro<i ovx dirrov- 

 rai, rrXrjv dvaBov(n rrjv ko/jCtjv, ottco'; opOo^vrj t' rj 

 Kal al pd^Boi fir) dtraprSivrai. fxerd Be ravra 

 irepcrifivovaiv, oirorav dBpo<i rjBr] lyevrjrai Kal 

 'ird')(^o<i exv- diroXeiTrovat Be oaov aindafxrjv rwv 

 pd^Bcov. (f>ep€i Be etw? pev dv -p veof aTrvprjvov rov 

 Kapirov, p,erd Be rovro irvpr/vcoBr]. 



"AXXot Be rive<i Xeyovaiv co? oi ye Kara '%vpiav 

 ovBep,iav Trpocrdyovcnv epyacriav aXX,' t) Bta- 

 KadalpovaL Kal ein^pe'XpvaLv, im^Tjrelv Be p,dWov 

 TO vaparialov vBcop rj to €k rod Ato?" elvai Be 

 TToXi) roLovrov ev tw avXcovL ev m Kai ra ^otvi- 

 Kocpvra rvyx^dvei, rov avXwva Be rovrov Xeyeiv 

 rov<; Xvpov<; on Biareivei Btd ri]<i ^Apa^la^ H'^XP'' 

 rrj<; epvdpd<i daXdacn]f; Kal 7roXXov<i (pdcTKeiv 

 eXtfXvdevar rovrov Be ev rw KotXordrw 7re(f>v- 

 KevaL T0U9 (f)OiviKa<i. ravra pev ovv Ta%' dp(f)o- 

 repQ}<i dv ecrj' Kara yap rd<; 'x^copa^;, oxxirep Kal 



] cf. 7. 5. 1. 2 piin. 13. 37. 



''^ avfnrapaffdWovffi conj. Sell, from G ; avixirapaXajj-^avouffi 

 UAld. " cf. Plin. 13. 38. 



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