THEOPHRASTUS 



tcov fiev olov 'xyovv rtov S' av9o<i, wairep rb dufMOV, 

 oyu-&)9 a-TTO TovTwv ^XacTTavovacv. irrel ?; <ye 

 7r\dravo<; e'X^ec <pav€pa)<i koI airb tovtcov (pveTUi. 

 rovTO ^' i^ dWcov re 8rj\ov Ka/cetvo fxiyiarov 

 arjfielov axf^drj yap 7]Sr] Trore 7re(f)VKVia irXdravo'; 

 ev TpuTToSi '^oXko). 



4 TavTa<; re Stj to.? yevecrei^ vTroXTjTrreov eivai 

 Tcov dypLCOv Koi en Ta9 auTopdrovi, a? Kal ol 

 (pvaioXojoi Xeyovaiv ^Ava^ay6pa<i pep top depa 

 irdvTOiv (f)daKcov e'^^^iv airepp^ara koi ravra 

 avyKaTa(f)ep6p,epa rep vSarc yevvdv rd (pVTd' 

 Aioyevrji; 8e ai]7rop,evov rov vSaTO<i koi pbi^LV 

 Tivd Xap,^dvovro<i tt/Oo? ttjp yrjv K\eL8r]p,o<; 8e 

 (Tvvecndvai puev eK rcov avroiv rol^ ^cooi?, oarp 

 he doXepcorepoiv Kal ^jrvx^porepcov Toaovrov direxeiv 

 rov ^coa elvai. \XeyovaL he riv€<i koI dXXoi irepX 

 rrj<i yeve(Teco<i.^ 



5 'AXV avrrj puev dirrfprr^pLevr] ttco? ecm rrjf; 

 al(jdrjaeo3<i. dXXai he 6p,oXoyov/u,evat Kal ipL(pa- 

 vei<i, olov orav e(f)oho<; yeprjrat TTorapov trapeK^dv- 

 T09 TO peWpov rj koI 6Xa><; erepoaOc Troirjaapevov, 

 Kaddirep 6 NeVo? ev rfj ^A^hrjplrihi TroXXdKi'i 

 pbera^aivei, Kal dp,a rfj ixera^dcrei roaavrrjv 

 vXy)v avyyevva rou; r6iT0i<i, wcrre rS> rpirw erei 

 (Tvvrjpe(f}elv. Kal rrdXiv orav eiropi^piai Kurd- 

 aywai rrXeldi y^povov Kal yap ev ravrai^ iSXacrrrj- 

 aei<i yivovrai (fivrcov, eocKe he rj pbev rwv irorap.Siv 

 €(fioho<i eirdyeiv aiTepp,ara Kal KapTTov<;, Kal roi/f 

 6yerov<; (pacri rd rcov iroLOihoiv' rj S' eiropb^pla 



1 cf. C.P. 1. 5. 2. 



^ Sc. of Apollonia, the ' Ionian ' philosopher. 



3 cf. C.P. 1. 10. 3 ; 3. 23. 1 ; Arist. Meteor. 2. 9. 

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