THEOPHRASTUS 



avvavafiXaardvei roh rj/jiepoi^, olov dv8pd')(\Tj 

 d(j}dpKr}' d^pd<i 8e /j,iKpa> varepov Tfj<i aTriov. rd 

 Se Kal TTpo ^e<pvpov koX fierd irvod'i evOv ^ecftvpov. 

 Kol TTpo ^€(j}vpov jxev KpavBia Kal drfKvKpaveia, 

 fjuerd ^e(pvpov Se 8d(j)V7j KXrjOpa, irpo lar]fjb6pLa<; Be 

 /jbtKpov (jilXvpa ^vyia (j)r)yb<; crvKrf Trpcot^Xaara 

 Se Kal Kapva Kal Spv<; Kal dKT€0<;' en Se /xdWov 

 rd aKaptra SoKovvra Kal dXcrdoSi], \evK7) irreXea 

 Irea aiyeipo<;- TrXdravof; Se jXLKpw o^^iaiTepov 

 TOVTcov. rd Se dXXa (aairep evLcrTapievov rov 

 ypo<i, olov epLveo<i (fiiXvKTj o^vdKavOo^ iraXiovpo^; 

 TepfiLv6o<i Kapva Sioa/SdXavo'i' /xrjXea 8' 6-\jrL- 

 /SXaaxo?' o-ylrtjSXacrToraTov Se a^eSov t-^o<i dpia 

 rerpayoovla Oveia p,[Xo<i. al fiev ovv ^Xaarrjaei^ 

 oi/Tft)? exovaiv. 



At Se dvd7](T€L<; aKoXovOovai fiev to? elTrelv Kara 

 Xoyov, ov firjv dXXd irapaXXdrTOvai, fidXXov Se 

 Kal eirl irXeov rj tmv KapTrcov reXeLa>cn<;. Kpavela 

 fxev ydp dTToSiSoycn irepl rpoirdf; Oepivd<i r) 7rp(oio<; 

 (T-xeSov wcnrep irpcoTov 17 S' o-^ia, fjv Si] rcve<i 

 KaXovcri OrjXvKpaveiav, fier avrb to fieroTrcopov 

 ecrri Se 6 ravT7)<; Kapiro^ d^pa>ro<; Kal to ^vXov 

 daOeve<i koI 'X^avvov Toaavrrj Sr) Siacpopd irepl 

 dp.<f>o). Tep/jbivdo<i Se rrepl nvpov dfirjTov rj fxiKpu) 



^ See below, n. 4. 



^ TO d/c. 5oK. Kal a.\<T. conj.W. ; ra olk. koI Sok. koI a\cr. U 

 MP ; T^ UK. TO SoK. aK(T. Aid. 

 '^ &<nrep apologises for the unusual sense given to ivtcrr. 



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