THEOPHRASTUS 



Tr}? irXardvov reravov XcTrrorepov Se koI acrapKO- 

 repov Kol /uaXaKdorepov Koi irpoixrjKeaTepov to, Se 

 (Ty^iafiaO^ 6\a r et<? o^v avvrjKOVTa koI ov^ ovtco 

 /jLeaoa-x^iSi] aXV uKpocr'X^LSearepa' ov •jroXvlva Be 

 ft)9 Kara fii'yeOo'^. e^^t Be /cal (})\ot.ov fXLKpw 

 rpa^vrepov rov Tr]<; (f)ckvpa<;, vTvoTreXiov ira'xyv kol 

 irVKVorepov rj 6 t^9 ttltvo^ koX uKafiTTrj' pi^at 8' 

 oXiyai, KoX /jierecopot koI ovXai cr^eSoi' al irXelarai 



2 KOI al Trj<i ^av6ri<i koi al tt}? XevKr]<i. yiverai Be 

 fiakiara ev rot<i e(f)vBpoi<i, ft)9 ol irepX rrjv ^'iBrjv \e- 

 ryovai, Kal eari crirdviov. irepi av6ov<i Be ovk jjBeaav 

 rov Be KapiTov ov Xiav i^ev Trpofiijfcrj, Trapofioiov Be 

 Tft) TraXiovpoi irXrjv Trpopb^iKearepov. ol 8' ev rS) 

 'OXy/xTTW TrjV fxev ^vyiav opeiov fMaWov, rrjv Be 

 o-(f)€vBa/jLvov Kal ev rolf TreStot? (^vecrOav elvai Be 

 TTjv fiev ev TO) opei ^vofievTjv ^avdrjv Kal ev^povv 

 Kal ovXrjv Kal arepedv, 17 Kal 7rp6<i ra mroXvTeX'i] 

 rSiV epyoov ^(poiVTai, rrjv Be ireBeivi^v XevKrjV re 

 Kal fxavorepav Kal rjrrov ovXrjV KoXovcn 8' avrrjv 

 evtoi yXeivov, ov cr(f)€vBa/j,vov. . . . Kal rfj^ appevo<i 

 ovXorepa ra ^vXa o-vvea-rpafi/xeva, Kal ev ra 

 rreBio) ravrrjv (pvecrdai. /xdXXov Kal ^Xacrdveiv 

 irpcotrepov. 



3 "Ran Be Kal ixeXia<; yevrj Bvo. rovrwv 8' ?/ 

 fxev vy\rriXr] Kal ev/ji'^Kr]<{ earl to ^vXov e-^ovaa 

 XevKov Kal evivov Kal /xaXaKcorepov koI dvo^o- 



1 reravhv : c/. 3. 12. 5 ; 3. 15. 6. 



- ax^Tna-ff conj. R. Const, from G"; ffxl/^ae' Aid. Cam.; 

 axhlJ-o-6' Bas., which W. reads. 

 » o\o : ? '6\us. 



* i.e. do not riui back so far. 

 ' -noXvCva conj. R. Const.; iroAu* Iva 5e Aid.; iroXv- Iva bf M. 



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