THEOPHRASTUS 



oyjriairepov diroSiScocn kol jxeKia Koi a(j)ivha^vo^ 

 Tov Oepovi rov Kapirow KXrjdpa Sk koi Kupva kol 

 axpdScov Ti yevo^ fieroTTcopov 8pv<; 8e koI Sioa- 

 ^d\avo<i oy^Lalrepov en irepl nXeiaSo9 Svaiv, 

 a)cravTa><i he kol (pcX-VKT] koi irplvo'i koX iraXiovpo'i 

 Koi 6^vdKavdo<i fJbera nXetaSo9 hvcriv rj S' cipia 

 ')(€i/M(ovo<{ dp-)(piJbevov' Kol 7] pbrjXea fxev roU 7rpcoT0i<i 

 '>^v)(€(Xiv, d'^pd'i 8e o-yjria ^et/iwi'o?' dvSpd^Xr] Be 

 Kol d(pdpKi] TO fxev TrpcoTOv ireTraivovaiv djxa tm 

 /SoTpvl irepKd^ovTi, to he vaTepov, hoKel yap TavTa 

 hUapTra, dp')(opLevov tov '^^eip.wvo'i, iXaTrj he Kol 



5 fjitXo<; dvOovai p,iKp6v irpo rfkiov Tporrobv [/cat t^9 

 ye e\dTri<i to dvdo'i KpoKtvov /cat dWco'i koXov] 

 TOV he Kap-nov d(f)idai /xeTO, hvaiv TiXeidho'i. 

 irevKri he koI ttItv^ irpoTepovai ttj ^XaaTrjaei 

 fiiKpov, ocrov TTevTeKa'iheKa rjpLepai^, T0v<i he Kap- 

 7rov<i dirohihoacn pbeTO, TiXeidha kuto, \6yov. 



TavTu p,ev ovv fxeTpicoTepav p.ev e)(ei irapaWa- 

 yr]V irdvTwv he nrKeiaT-qv r] apKevOo^; koI rj /crjXaa- 

 T/909 Kal rj TTplvo<i' 7] p,ev yap dpKevOo<i iviavcnov 

 e'^eiv hoKel- irepiKaTaXap^dveL yap 6 z/eo? tov irepv- 

 aivov. ct)? he Tivh <paaiv, ovhe TreTraCvei, hi o Kal 

 7rpoa<paipovcn teal ')(^p6vov Tivd Tr/povcnv idv he id 



6 eVl TOV hevhpov rt?, d7ro^i]paiveTai. (f)aal he Kal ttjv 

 Trptvov 01 Trepl ^ApKahiav eviavTW TeXeiovv dpua 

 yap TOV evov TTeiraivei Kal tov veov virocfialvei' 

 M(TT€ Tot9 T0L0VT0i<i av/ju/Salvei avvexco^ rbv Kapirov 

 e'X^eiv. (paal he ye Kal ttjv KrfKacrTpov Inro tov 



' airoS. Ka\ fxeXia U ; airoS/Scofrc fxeXia Aid. Some confusion 

 in text, but sense clear. 

 2 o^^ila. : '>.T)o^ia W. 



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