THEOPHRASTUS 



"EcTTt 8e Kol rj 6arpv<i /j,ovoeiSi]<i, rjv icaXovai 

 rive<i oarpvav, 6fxocf)ve<i rrj o^va rfj re (pVTeia koI 

 tS> <f)\ot,&- (fivWa 8e aTrioeiBrj tw ayrj/xari,, 7r\r)v 

 7rpo/jLr]Kear€pa ttoWw koX el<: o^v avvrj^p-ha koX 

 p^L^o), TToKvlva he, airo rr)^ p^earjf; ev6eia<i koX 

 /xeyaXr]<i tmv aXXmv irXevpoeiSoo^; KararecvovaMV 

 Kol irdxo'i exovawv en he eppvrihcofieva Kara 

 Ta9 lva<i Kol x^'pf^'yi^ov exovra kvkXq) XeTrrop' to 

 he ^v\ov (TKXrjpov kol a^povv, eKXevKov Kupirov 

 he fiiKpov irpop.aKpov opiOLOv KptOfj ^avdov pi^a<i 

 he ex^t psTcwpov^' evvhpov he koX (fiapayy&heii. 

 Xeyerac he o)? ovk eTririjheiov ei9 ocKLav ela-(f>e- 

 peiv hvadavarelv <ydp (f)a<Ti koX hvaroKelv ov 

 av ^. 



T^9 he ^iXvpa^ -q fiev apprjv earl rj he O^Xeia- 

 hi,a<f)€povai he rrj fiop(f)fj rfj oXtj koX rfj rov ^vXov Kal 

 Tft) TO p,ev elvai Kapiripbov to S' aKapirov. ro pLev 

 <ydp rri<i dpp€vo<; ^vXov aKXrjpov Kal ^avdov koX 

 o^oohearepov Kal rrvKvorepov eari, en h' evcohe- 

 arepov, to he rrjf 6't]Xeia<i XevKorepov. Kal 6 

 <^Xoio<i rrjf; puev dppevo<; 7TaxvTepo<i Kal TrepiaipeOel^ 

 aKapbirr}'; hid rrjv a-KXrjporrjra, rr]<; he d7)Xeia<; Xen- 

 r6repo<; Kal evKap,'nrj<i, e'f ov rd<i Ktcrra<; Troiovacv 

 Kal 77 piev aKaprro': Kal dvavdrj';, rj he drjXeia 

 Kal dvOa e^et Kal KapTTov ro piev dvdo<i xaXv- 

 Ka)he<; rrapd rov rov (f>vXXov pbicrxov Kal irapd 



1 c/. 1. 8. 2 [hffrpvis), 3. 3. 1 ; G.P. 5. 12. 9 [harpin) ; PHn. 

 13. 117. 



^ fiftrris , . . Karareivovffwv conj. Sch.; fietrtjs ■iT\fvpoet5ais 

 rwv &\\wv (vdetwv koI fx(ya\i\v KaTaretyovffuv Aid. cf. 1. 10. 2 ; 

 3. 17. 3. 



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