THEOPHRASTUS 



Xafjb^dvetv tmv avyyevMV jvMpifioi yap Bia rr]p 

 "^peiav. 



2 'OpOorepov Be koX TraxvTepov, wa'jrep elirofxev, 

 rj 'iSata, koI tt/jo? rovroi? TrirrcoSia-Tepov oXw? to 

 BevBpov, fjieXavripa Be Tr'mrj koX yXvKvrepa xal 

 XeTTTOTepa koI evwBearepa, orav ^ oifiTJ- eyjn]- 

 Oelaa Be x^ipcov eK^aivei Bia to ttoXvv e'X^eiv top 

 oppov. eoLKacn B' anep oinoi Biatpova-cv ovofiacriv 

 tStoi? ol dXKot, Biaipeiv t& dppevi koX OrjXei' 

 ^aal S' ol irepl MuKeBoviav koX aKapirov ri jevo^ 

 o\(o<; elvat TrevKijf;, kuI to fxev dppev fipayvTepov 

 re Kol aK\rjpo(f>vW6repov, to Be OifK-v evfxrjKe- 

 arepov, koI tcl ^vWa XcTrapa kol aTraXa KaX 

 K€K\i.fj,eva fidWov e-)(€i,v' cti Be to, ^vXa rrj^ fiev 

 appevo<i TrepifxrjTpa koL crKXrjpa koI ev Tai<{ 

 epyacriaL^ crTpe(f)6/jbeva, t?}9 Be dr}Xeia<; evepya koI 

 aai-pa^rj Koi fiaXaKOiTepa. 



3 S%eSoi' Be KOivrj ra rj Bcacpopa irdvTWV rwv 

 dppevcav koI OrjXeiMV, a)9 ol vXorofjLoi (fiacriv. uTrav 

 yap TO dppev rfj TreXeKrjo-ei kuX ^pa')(yTepov koI 

 eTrecrTpafifiivov fxaXXov KaX Bvaepyorepov KaX Ttp 

 ■)(^pu)p,aTL pLeXdvTepov, to Be drjXv evp/qKearepov 

 iireX KaX rrjv alyiBa ttjv KaXovp,€vrjv rj drjXeia Trj<; 

 trevKT]^ e%ef rovro S* iarX to eyKapBiov avTrj^;' 



^ ffvyyevwv conj. R. Const. ; a.'Yyfi(i>v UAld. ; 4yyeiwv MV 

 mBas. 



2 yucaptfioi conj. R. Const.; yvupifios UAld.H, ; yvd>pi/j.a 

 conj. W. 



' dpd6Tepoi' conj. R. Const.; d^vrepoy UMVAld. 



* fxeXavTfpa . . . evwSeffTepa conj. W.; fieXavTepat Se it/ttij 

 Kal y\vKVTfpai Kal \fvr6Tepai koL evuSfffTepai UMV; fieKavrepa 

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