THEOPHRASTUS 



•T^i/ TriTTcoSrj fieKaivav. en he avKafXiVMha dWo 

 rfj fji'0p(j)f] TrXrjv crKkrjpov koL Sva/cdraKrov, 

 cnrdviov he rovro' koX erepov alSoicoSr] a')(^ecnv 

 e^ov, reXeiovfjbevov 8' eV* aK\nf]pov Ka-rd ttjv 

 eTTavdaraaiv koX rerpvir-qfjievov' 7rpoae/x<pepe<i 

 rpoTTOv TLvd toOt' icrrl Kal ravpov Ke<^a\fj, Trepi- 

 Karayvv/Jbevov Be evhodev e%€t 7rvpr}vo<; i\da<i 

 lao(f)ve<;. (J3vei 8e Kal tov wtt' ivLCOv KoKovfjuevov 

 ttTKov tovto 3' earl (K^aipiov epi(oSe<; fJioXaicov 

 •nepl TTvprjvcov aKkrjpoTepov 7recf)VK6<i, m 'X^pcovrai 

 7rpo<i rov<i '\v')(vov<;' Kacerai yap /caXeo?, wairep 

 Kal rj /xeXaiva Kr]KL<i. (pvei 8e Kal erepov a(f)aipiov 

 KOfirjv exov, rd fxev dWa d'^petov, Kard 8e rrjv 

 iapiVTjv wpav eirl^airrov %i'Xa) /neXLTtjpa) Kal Kard 

 rrjv d^rjv Kal Kard rrjv yevcriv. 



Ilapacfivec 8' evSorepco t>79 tmv pa^hwv ixaaxct- 

 Xiho'i erepov a-^aipiov dpnayov rj Kal KoiX6fiicr')(^ov 

 iSiov Kal TToiKiXov rov<i fiev ydp eTravecrrrjKora^ 

 6/jb(f)aXov<i eTTLkevKov; rj eirecrrLyixevovi e%et [xeKa- 

 j/a? TO S' dvd /LLeaov KOKKo^acf)e<i Kal XafMirpov 

 dvoiyofxevov S' earl p^eXav Kal eTrlaairpov. airdvtov 

 8e TTapa^vet, Kal XiOdpiov Kiacr')]poei8e<; iirl 

 rrXeiov. en S' aXXo rovrov a'rraviairepov (f)vXXi- 

 Kov crvfM7re7rcXr]fji€Vov irpofirjKe'i crcpaiplov. eirl 8e 

 rov (pvXXov <f)vei Kard rtp pd'^iv cr(f>atpi,ov XevKov 

 Biavye^i v8arS)8e<i, orav diraXov -p' rovro 8e Kal 



^ TTvprivos e\das Iffofves conj. W.; Trvprjvos tKaia flpov(pvnv 

 UMV ; irvfjTiva f'Ao/a elpovipirjv Aid. 



^ nrepl Trvp'f)viov ffKXT}p6Tepov I conj. ; Trepl irvp-qviov <TK\r\p6Tr\ra 

 U ; "Kipl TTvpTjviov <TK\rjp6repov M ; trepnrvprjvlov ffKKr)p6Tepov 

 VAId. W. prints the reading of U. p-or irlKoi see Index. 



