THEOPHRASTUS 



rpa'xp he kcu ov Xeiov. /neya Be to hevhpov koI 

 TM v-\fr€i Koi Tft) fMeyedet. ttoXv S' ovk eart irepl 

 rrjv ^'iSrjv aWa cnrdviov tottov Be e^vhpov (f)iXel. 

 TO Be ^vkov ^avOov koX layypov kcu evivov koX 

 'y\ia)(^pov' uTrav yap KapBlw ')(pc>)vrac S' avTa> 

 Kol TTpof Ovpco/xara TroXvTeXr}, koI yXwpov fxev 

 euTOfxov ^rjpov Be Bvcrropov. aKapirov Be vofxi- 

 ^ovatv, aXX iv Tat? KwpvKicn rb KOfifii Kal Orjoi 

 arra KcovcoiroeiBr] (f)epei. ra<i Be Ka^pvi IBiWi 

 icrx,€i Tou fieTOTTOopov TToWa? Kal fxiKpa<i Kal 

 fxe\aiva<;, iv Be ralf; d\Xat,<; copai^ ovk eire- 

 aKeiTTai. 



2 'H Be \evK7] Kal rj aiyecpo'i ixovoeiBi'i'^, opOoc^vi) 

 Be a/J,(pw, 7r\7]v /xaKporepov ttoXv Kal fxavorepov 

 Kal \ei6repov r) atyeipo<i,To Be a XJ) fxa roiv <^vWwv 

 irapo/iocov. o/xotov Be Kal to ^vkov refivofxevov 

 rfj XevKOTrjTL. Kapirov 3' ovBerepov rovTWv ovBe 

 avOo^ e')(eLv BoKet. 



'H K€pKl<; Be irapo/uioiov rfj \evKYj Kal rw p,eye6ei 

 Kal TM T0v<} K\dBov<i eTTiXevKOVi €')(eLV to Be 

 ^vWov KiTrct)Be<; p,ev dycovcop Be eK tov dWou, 

 TTjv Be piiav irpoixrjKri Kal eh o^v avvrjKovcrav' r5> 

 Be ■)(^pa)p.aTi a')(^eBbp ofioiov ro vtttlov Kal to 

 IT paves' filcryo) Be TrpoaTjpTrjfxevov fiaKpu) Kac 

 XeiTTU), Bi o Kal OVK opdbv dXSJ eyK€K\ifievov. 

 (j)\oibv Be Tpa')(VTepov t% \evKrj<i Kal pbdWov 

 VTToXeTrpov, oicrirep 6 t-j}? d')^pdBo<i. aKapirov Be. 



3 Movoyeve'i Be Kal rj KXrjOpa' <j)vcrec Be Kal 



^ y><iTXPov conj. St.; alcrxpi" Akl.H. cf. 5. 3. 4. 



- cf. 5. 5. 2. 



8 cf. rh evXaKSiSf^ tovtq, 3. 7. 3 ; 2. 8. 3 n.; 9. 1. 2, 



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