THEOPHRASTUS 



"jtXtjp [ovrc] avaKavOo) koI Xet&), Kal ov^ ft)9 17 

 8iocr^d\avo<i aKavdoohei, 7rpoa€fi(ji€pr)<i Se Kal 

 Kara yXvKvrrjra Kal Kara rov ')(y\ov eKelvus. 

 >yLverai 8e Kal iv rS> opei XevKrj, f) Kal ')(^pT]ai/jLOV 

 e%6t TO ^vkov Trpo? iroWd' kuI <yap 7rp6<; dfxa^- 

 ovpyiav Kal tt/oo? KXLPOTrrjyLav Kal el<; 8i.(f)povp- 

 yiav Kal et? Tpaire^tav Kal et9 vavTrrjjLav rj S' iv 

 Tot9 7reStoi<? fjbiXaiva Kal d')(p7}aTo<i Trpo? raina' 

 Tov he KapiTov e^ovat nrapaTrKifjaLov, 



yiovoyevT]^ he Kal t) //.tXo?, opdo<^vr)<i he Kal 

 evav^rj^i Kal ofioua rfj iXdrrj, irXrjv ov^ v'\lr7]\ov 

 ovrct), TToXvfida-'X^aXov he p,dWov. 6/xotov he Kal 

 TO ^vWov e^et rrj eXdrrj, XnrapcoTepov he Kal 

 fiaXaKcorepov. ro he ^v\ov q fiev ef ^ A.pKahia'^ 

 fieXav Kal (^olvlkovv, rj S" eK t% "I877? ^avdov 

 a(f)6hpa Kal ojxoiov rfj Kehpw, hi Kal rov<; ttco- 

 \ovvrd<i (paaiv e^aTrardv co? Kehpov 7ra)\ovvTa<;' 

 irdv jdp elvat Kaphiav, orav 6 (f)\ot6<; irepiaipeOf}' 

 6/xoiov he Kal rov (pXoiov e-)(eiv Kal rfj rpaxvTriri 

 Kal TW 'X^p(opM,TC ry Kehpcp, pi^a<i he /jLiKpd<; Kal 

 XeTTTa? Kal eirnroXalov;. uirdviov he to hevhpov 

 irepl TTjv ^'Ihrjv, ire pi he M.aKehovLav Kal ^ApKahlav 

 TToXv' Kal KapTTOv (fiipei arpoyyvKov P'lKpat p^ei^co 

 KvdpLOV, Tw ')(pdop,aTt S' ipvOpov Kal p,dXaK6v 

 <f)acrl he rd p.ev \6(f>ovpa edv (pdyrj tmv (pyXkcov 

 dTToOvrjCTKeiv, rd he p.rjpvKd^ovra ovhev 7rda-')(eiv. 

 TOV he Kapirov iadiovai Kal tmv avSpcoircov riv€<; 

 Kal ecTTiv rjhv<i Kal daivrji;. 



• ix^''os being otherwise used of a prickly case, such as 

 that of the chestnut. ir\V a«'af- koI \elci> conj. W.; irX^v 

 oiiK b.V3i.Kavd<jn koX \tloDi U ; irXV ovk iv UKivd^ MVAld. 



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