THEOPHRASTUS 



Kol yap ovTO<i ael rfj TTpodxret rov v7rdp'^0VT0<; 

 av^dverai, kclv KoXo^coOfj ra (pvXka, Kaddirep ev 

 Tol<i e7n^ocrKO/xevoL<i' TrXrjv outo? ^e ovk eK rov 

 TrXayiov 7rapa(f)vet, Kaddirep evia tcov x^SpOTrcov.) 

 avTT} fxev ovv Biacj^opd Ti<i av etrj ^\aaTrjaew<i 

 dfia Kal av^7]a€W<i. 



^aOvppi^a Se ov (pacrl Tive<: eivai rd dypia Bid 

 TO (fivecrdai 'jrdvra aTTO cr7repparo<;, ovk dyav 

 6p6(t)<i XeyovTCi;. evhe^erai yap orav e/x/Stcocr?; 

 iroppco KaOUvac Td<; pi^a<i' eVei Kal tmv \a')(^dv(ov 

 rd TToWd TovTo nroLel, Kalirep dadevearepa ovra 

 Kal evapyoi^ (f>v6fj,6va <iv> rfj yfj. ^advppi^oraTov 

 S* ovv 8oK€l ro)v dyplcov eivai rj Trplvo'i' iXdrr} Be 

 Kal vrevKr] /j,€Tpi(o<i, eTmroXaioraTOv Be Opavira- 

 X,09 Kal KOKKvprfKea Kal a7roBt,d<;' avrr] B^ icrrlv 

 MCTTrep dypla KOKKVjJbrfKea. ravra fiev ovv Kal 

 oXtyoppi^a' 6 Be dpavrra\o<i rroXvppi^ov. avp,- 

 ^aivei Be toi<; dXkoi<i T0t<; fx,r} Kara ^dOov<; e^ovai. 

 Kal ovx rjKLara iXdrrj Kal irevKr), 7rpoppi,^oi<; vrro 

 rSiv TTvevpLaTCdv eKTriirTeiv. 



Ot fiev ovv irepl 'ApKaBiav ovtco Xeyovaiv. o'l 

 8' e'/c TTj^ "1 8779 ^advppi^orepov eXdrr^v Bpvo<; aXX" 

 eXaTTOf? €X€iv Kal evdvppi^orepav elvar ^aOvppt- 

 ^QTaTov Be Kal rrjv KOKKvpirjXeav Kal rrjv 'Upa- 

 KXeo)TLK7]V, ra? Be pi^a<i XeTrrd'i Kal laxypd'i ttjv 

 ' HpaKXecoriKrjv, rrjv Be KOKKVpLrjXeav TToXvppi^ov, 

 dfKpo) 8' e/x^iMvai Belv BvaooXed pov Be Trjv 

 KOKKVfiTjXeav. e7rt7roX^9 Be a^evBapuvov Kal 



rov virdpxovTos coiij. Sch. from G ; tjj virapxovffri Aid. 

 ohh' : ? ohK W. 3 piin. 16. 127'. 



«>;8tci(rT, : cf. 3. 6. 5 ; O.P. 1. 2. 1. 



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