THEOPHRASTUS 



avTrj rfj crapKL. Bi o koX d(f>aiped€vrcov ofioia 

 f^iverat Koi\(JOfx,aTa T0t9 eVt rcov ^docov. 



AiaipepovcTt 8e koI roi<i (pvWoi,<i koX toi<; a-reXe- 

 ^ecrt Kul Tot? ^v\ot<i koX rfj oX-rj fjuopcjjfj. rj puev 

 yap t)/x€pl<i ovK 6p9o(j>vr}<; ovSe Xela ovSe p^aKpd' 

 irepiKOfxo'i ryap r) (purela Kal iTrearpa/M/nevr) koX 

 Tr6\vfid(X')(a\o<i, ware o^ooBr) koL ^pa^eiav ylve- 

 crdai' TO he ^v\ov lax^pov /xev dadeveaTepov he 

 T% (f)7]yov' TOVTo yap iayvporarov Kal daaire- 

 (xrarov. ovk 6p6o(f)vr)<; he ovh' avirj dW yjttov 

 en Trj<i rjpeplho<;, to he aTeXe^o<i 'Tra'^^vrarov, Mare 

 Kal rrjv 6\r]v [xop^7]v /3/3a%etai/ elvai' Kal yap 

 rj (fivreia TrepiKo/xo'i Kal ravrr) Kal ovk el<i opOov. 

 rj he alyiXcoylr opdoc^vecnaTov Kal vy^r^XoTarov 

 Kal XeioraTov Kal to ^vXov eU fJirjKo^ la'xyporaTov. 

 ov (f>veTai he iv rol<; epyaaipbotf; rj crTravio)^. 



'H he irXaTV<j)vXXo<; hevrepov 6p6o<pvta Kal 

 fMrjKei, 7rpo<; he rrjv %/jetai/ rrjv otKohofiLKrjv %et- 

 ptarov fieTo, ttjv dXlcfiXoLov, (pavXov he Kal ei9 to 

 Kaieiv Kal dvOpuKeveiv, iocnrep Kal to t?}9 dXi- 

 (pXoLov, Kal dpiTrrjhearaTOv fxer CKelvrjv rj yap 

 dXicjiXoio^ 7ra')(v fiev e%€i to cneXexo^ ^(avvov he 

 Kal KolXov edv e')(r) Trd^o^i a)9 inl to ttoXv, hi 

 b Kal d'X^pelov eh Ta9 oiKohofid'i' en he o-rjireTai 

 Td'x^tara' Kal yap evvypov iart to hevhpov hi o 

 Kal KoiXrj ylveTai. ^aal he TLva ovh^ iyKdphiov 

 elvai p,6vr]. XeyovcTLV 009 Kal Kepavvo^XrJT€<i 

 avTai /jbovaL yivovTai Kalirep v-\\ro<i ovk e^ovaai 



1 i.e. at the ' top ' end ; irpls : ? eV, irphs being repeated by 

 mistake. 



2 fc^wi/ MSS.; iiwv conj. Palm. » Plin. 16. 22. 



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