THEOPHRASTUS 



iTTcoSrjKviav oaaav i^hrj ^XaaTLKov, koX Sia/aivei 

 9 Tov ^eifjbcova. avaKavOov he icm koX r; on; koX 

 t) fxeaTTtXr}' (jiXoibv 8' e-)(eL \elov vTroXiirapov, 

 oa-airep fj,r) <y6pdvZpva, rrjv Be %/coat' ^avOov 

 iiT CKevKaivovTa' ra Be yepdvBpva rpa'x^up /cat 

 [xeXava. to Be BevBpov evp.ejeOe'i 6pdo(five<i 

 evpvOfMov rfi Ko/xr)' (7)(^eBov yap d><; eirl to iroXv 

 (Trpo^iXoeiBe'i (XX^P'f^ Xapi^dvei Kara rrjv Kofirjv, 

 eav fM7) re ifXTroBlcry. rb Be ^vXov arepeov ttvkvov 

 i(T-)(vpov ev'x^povv, pL^a<; Be ov 7roXXd<i p,ev ovBe 

 Kara ^d6ov<;, lcr')(vpa^ Be koX Tra')(eia<i koL dva>- 

 Xe0pov<i ej(ei. ^verai Be kol diro f)i^r)<i koI diro 

 •napa(TirdBo<i koI diro cmeppaTO^' rotrov Be ^rjrei 

 'y^v')(^pov eviKfxov, (f)iX6^(oov S' ev rovrm koX 

 BvacoXedpov ov p,7]p dXXa koX (pverai ev Tot9 

 opecnv. 



XIII. "IBiov Be rfi (pvaeL BevBpov 6 /cepaao^ 

 earr /McyeOet fiev pueja' koL <ydp et? T€TTapa<; 

 Kol elKoai irri'^ei,^' ecrri 8' 6p0o(f)ve<; a(f)6Bpa' 

 7ra;^09 Be axrre ica\ Bltttj'X^vv r'qv TrepLfieTpov aTTo 

 ri]<; pl^rj^ ^X^''^' <^y^^oi' S" op,oiov tS> t^<? 

 fieaTTiXTj^i a/cXtjpov Be acpoBpa /cal TTW^^vrepov, 

 ware rfj xpoia iroppadev (pavepbv eivai rb BevBpov. 

 (pXoibv Be rrjv Xei6rr)ra koI rrjv %/ooai/ koI rb 

 7ra;^09 ofioiov cpiXvpa, Bi* o Kal rd'i KLa-ra<; e^ 

 avrov TTOiovcnv oxjrrep Kal Ik tov t?}? ^i,Xvpa<i. 

 TrepnricfiVKe Be ovro<; ovre 6pdo<pvr]<; ovre kvkXo) 

 Kar laov, dXX! eXiK7]Bbv TreptetX^jcpe KdrwOev dvco 



' (iffairep fii] conj. Bod.; Siffvep rk Aid ; Strre ra M. 



"^ /c(i/x?jV Ald.H.; Kopv<p^v conj. Sch. ; vertice G. 



=* I'liii. 16. 125 ; c/. 16. 74 ; 17. 234. 



^ ■naxvrtpov : so quoted by Atlien. 2. 34 ; irKarvTfpov MSS. 



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