THEOPHRASTUS 



irdv eixoSearepa Kol yXvKvrepa ra arpo'yyvXa, 

 ra S' ft)oetSi} 7roWdKi<i iarlv o^ia kul tjttov 



7 evcoBr}. (pvWa 3' afx<polv Kara fiia'X^ov [xaKpov 

 IvoecSi] 7re(f)VKacn arot')(y}hov ck tmv TrXaylcov 

 TTTepvyoetSo)';, &>? ef09 oVto? rod 6\ov \o^ov<i 8e 

 e'XpvTO'i ia^x^ia pbevov; ew? t?}? tVo9* 'rr\r]v Sieardaiv 

 d(f) eavTMv viroav^vov ra Kara fxepo'i' (f)vWo- 

 ^dXel 8e ou Kara fiepo<i dWa oXov dfia to 

 rrrepvycbSe^. elal Se nepl fiev ra TraXaoorepa 

 Kul fiaKporepa 7r\€iov<; at av^vyiai, irepl he ra 

 vecorepa Kal ^pa')(yr€pa iXdrrovi, irdvrav he eV 

 CLKpov rod fxia'xpv <^vWov irepLrrov, ware Kal 

 irdvr elvai rrepirrd. rw he a-)(^j]fiarc 8a(f)Voei8T] 

 T/}9 Xeirro^iiXkov, ifK'qv x^P^JI^^^ e-)(pvra Kal 

 /Spaxvrepa Kal ovk eh o^v ro aKpov avvrJKOv 

 dW^ et9 7repi(f>epecrrepov. avdo<i he e')(ei, ^orpv- 

 eo8e9 «7ro /jicd<; Kopvin)^ e'/c rroXkcov /JiiKpcbv Kal 



8 XevKOiv (TuyK€Lfi€vop. Kal 6 Kaprro^ orav evKapirfi 

 ^orpvcohr]^' jroWa yap diro t?79 avrrj<i Kopvvr}<i, 

 M(Tr elvai Kaddiirep Krjpiov. aKO)\r]K6^opo<; eVt 

 rov hevhpov 6 Kapiro'i direirro'; mv en yiverai 

 fidXkov rSiv /jLea-TTiXcov Kal umiwv Kal d^pdhcov 

 KairoL TToXi) arpv^v6raro<;. yiverai he Kal avro 

 ro hevhpov aKaXr^Ko^pwrov Kal ovrco<i avatverai 

 yrjpdaKov Kal 6 aKcoX^]^ Lhio<i epv6p6<i haav<;. 

 Kaprrocjiopel h' eTrieiKco'i via- rpierrjt; yap evdv<i 

 (pvei. rov fxeroTTiopov 5' orav dTTO^dXrj ro ^vXXov, 

 evOifi tcrxei- ttjv KO.'X^pvcohr} Kopvvqv Xiirapav Kal 



^ <pi\Xa . . . ffToixv^^f conj. W. ; (pvWov 8' a.fi(po7v rb /xiv 

 n'lffXOf fiuKphv IvoetSrj- irec(>. [be] ffroixv^^*' UMVAld. 



^ a.<p' tavToiv { = a.Tr' aW-qXccv) conj. Seal.; air' avruv U: so 

 W., who however I'enders inter se. 



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