THEOPHRASTUS 



wdTTcp roiv ^cowv TO, o-vvavOpcoirevofxeva koX to, 

 BexofJ'€va Tidaaeiav. 



AWa TovTO fiev ovBev caoo^ hia<^epei Trorepca 

 prjTeov. oLTTav he to i^aypiovfievov roi<; re 

 Kap7T0L<i ')(elpov jLverai koI auro ^pa^vTepov 

 Kol (f)vXkoi<i KoX KXcoal KoX (pXoio) Kal rfj 6\y 

 /iop(f)f]' Kal yap TrvKVorepa /cal ovXorepa /cat 

 aKXrjpoTepa Kal javra Kal oA-77 r/ (f)vai<; jiverai, 

 0)9 iv rovTOif fidXiara t?}9 8ia(popd<i tmv rjfiepcov 

 Kal TMV dypicdv ytvofievTj'i. hi o Kal ocra roiv 

 rjfiepov/jiivcov roiavra rvyxdvet, ravra dypid 

 (fiacrcv elvai, KaOdirep ttjv wevKrjv Kal ti-jv Kvnd- 

 piTTov, 7) oXw9 r) TTjv dppeva, Kal ttjv Kapvav he 

 Kal rrjv hioa^dXavov. 



"Ert re rat ^iXo-ylrv^^pa Kal opeivd /xaXXov elvar 

 Kal yap rovro XafM^dverat 7rpo9 rrjv dypiorrjTa 

 TMV hevhpwv Kal oX(W9 tmv ^vtmv, elr ovv Kaff' 

 avro Xaix^avofxevov eore Kara av/ji/3e^r)K6<;. 



'O jxev ovv roiv dypicov dcfiopia/xo^ eW ovrco^ 

 rj Kal dXXo)<; XrjTrjeo^;, ovhev av cao)<; hteveyKOi, 

 7rpo9 rd vvv eKelvo he dXrj6e<i, w? ye tS> rvirw 

 Kal a7r\c()9 elirelv, oti fidXXov opetvd rd dypia Kal 

 evOevel to. irXeioi Kal fjbdXXov ev tovtoc<; Tot9 

 TOTTOLf, idv pbTj Ti<i Xafi^dvT) Ta (piXvhpa Kal 

 Trap air ordfjiia Kal dXacohrj. ravra yap Kal to. 

 roiavTa rvy^dvec Treheivd fidXXov. ov firjv dXX^ 

 ev ye T0t9 fieyaXot^; opeaiv, olov Hapvrja-o) re 

 Kal KvXXrjvT] Kal ^OXvfnro) r& UiepiKw re Kal 

 r& Myo-tft) Kal et vov roiovrov erepov, d-rravra 



1 TiQaatiav conj. W,, c/. Plat. PoL 264 c ; rieaaiov UMAld. 



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