THEOPHRASTUS 



TrefjLTTTTjv Se ^o6<i, eKrrjv 8e ttjv Xo^ovpoov. rj Be 

 avpiMajiTL^ aXkrj koI aXkfo<;- 77 fj,ev yap aadeve- 

 arepa ravrr)^ 1) Be KpeLTTcop. 



5 Trjv Be (TKaivdvrjv iracnv olovrai av/x(pepeiv, 

 (oarrep koX rr)V oaKokcriv T049 eXdrrocriv evrpa- 

 ^earepa yap yiveadai. rpe(j)€iv Be Bo/cet Kol 6 fcovi- 

 opTo<i evia Kal OaXXeiv TTOielv, olov top ^orpvv, Bi 

 Kal vTTOKOVLOvat 7roWdKC<i' ol Be koI rd'i auKd<i 

 vTrocrKdiTTOVcnv evda tovtov Bel. M.eyapot Be 

 Kal roi)^ aiKVOvi Kal ra? KoXoKvvra^i, orav ol 

 irrjaLai Trvevcraxn, crKdWovTe^ Kovioprovai Kal 

 ovTco yXvKurepov^ Kal dnaXcoTepov^; iroiovaiv 

 ovx vBpevovre^. tovto /nev ovv o/xoXoyovfievov. 

 TTjv S" dfiTreXov ov (paai rive^ Beiv [rj] vnoKovleiv 

 ouS' oX&)9 diTTecrOai 7r€pKd^ovTO<i rod ^6rpvo<i, 

 dX\' eXirep OTav aTro/xeXavOfj. ol Be to oXov firjBe 

 Tore TrXrjv oaov VTTOTiXat rrjv ^ordvrjv vnep fiev 

 ovv TovToiv d/j,(bc(r^'r]Tovcnv. 



Q 'Eay Be ri fir] (pipy Kapirov dXX! eh ^Xdcrrrjcriv 

 TpeTrrjrac, (T')(il^ov(7i rou aTeXexov; to Kara yrjv 

 Kal Xidov evTideaa-iv 6iT0i<i dv payfj, Kal (pacn 

 (f>epeLV. 6fjLol(o<i Be Kal edv ri<i tmv pc^cjv Ttva<; 

 ireptTe/xr}, Bl Kal roiv dpnreXwv orav Tpaycoai 

 TOVTO iroLovcn ra? e7n7roXr}<}. rwv Be avKcov 

 7r/309 Tft) TrepLrefiveiv Kal re^pav TrepiTrdTTovai 

 Kal KaTaa^d^ovai rd aTeXe')(7] Kal cpacri ^epeiv 

 fiaXXov. dfxvyBaXfi Be Kal irdTraXov eyK6y^avTe<i 



1 Lit. ' bushy tails,' i.e. horses asses mules. 



* c/. G.P. 3. 16. 3. ' Se? ins. H ; so apparently G read. 



•* Serv vTTOKovUiv ov5' oKcDs conj. W. (so Sch., but keeping 

 [fj] after Se7v) ; Selv ^ v-koklvkIv ou5' '6\a>s UMV; Sfiv ^ vttoko- 

 viuv ^ tKus Aid. « Plin. 17. 253 and 254. 



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