THEOPHRASTUS 



UXrjdei Be ttoXv /cpdraiyo^i eariv, ol he Kpa- 

 TULyova KoXovaiv e%ei he to fiev (pvXXov ofMoiov 

 fxecTTTikri jeravov, irXrjv fiel^ov i/celvov kcu irXarv- 

 repov rj TrpofiTjKeo-repop, rov he yapa<^px)V ovk 

 e'xpv (acnrep CKeivo. jLveraL he to hevhpov ovtc 

 p.e<^a \lav ovt€ iraxv' to he ^v\ov ttolkIXov 

 laxi>pov ^avOov e'xei he ^Xoibu Xelov o/jloiov 

 fxeairiXr]' fiovoppi^ov S" ei? /3ddo^ 0)9 eVt to ttoXv. 

 KapiTOV S' e^ec (TTpoyyvXov tjXlkov 6 kotlvo^' 

 irerraLvopevo'i he ^avOvveTai ical iirifieXalveTaf 

 KaTo, he TTjv yeuaiv koX top x^^ov peaTrtXcohe^' 

 hioTTep olov d<ypia p,ea7riXrj ho^eiev av elvai. 

 piovoeihe'i he koI ovk e^ov hi,a(f)opd<i. 



XVI. 'O he irplvo^ (pvXXov [xev e;^ei hpytohe^;, 

 eXuTTOV he koX eiraKavdl^oi', top he ^Xoiop Xeio- 

 Tepop hpv6<;. avTO he to hevhpop [leya, KaOdirep 

 r) hpv'i, idp exv "^^TTOP Koi ehacpO'i' ^vXop he 

 TTVKPOP Kal la^ypop' ^aOvppi^op he eTneiKO)^ koX 

 TToXvppt^op. Kaprrop he e^^i ^aXapoohrj' /MiKpa 

 he r) ^dXapo'i' TrepiKaTaXafi^dpei he 6 peo<; top 

 6P0P' o-»/re yap ireTralpei,, hC o Kal ht(f)opecp tlpc^ 

 (paai. (j)epec he Trapa Trjp /SdXapOP Kal kokkop 

 TLpd (poiPiKovP' "crx^^ ^^ ^"'^^ l^iap Kal v(f)eap- 

 wcTTe epioTS avfi/Saipei TeTTapa<i djxa Kap7rov<i 

 ex^iP avTOP, hvo puep Tov<i eavTOv hvo S' dXXovi 

 TOP Te T^9 t'^ta? Kal top tov v(f)€apo<;. Kal ttjp 



1 Quoted by Athen. 2. 34 ; c/. Plin. 16. 120 ; 26. 99 ; 

 27. 62 and 63. 



2 TiTav&v: cj. 3. 11. 1; 3. 12. 5. Athen., I.e., has rera- 

 (livov. 



' ixeivo Athen. I.e.; KaKelvo Aid. 

 * lavdhv before lax^P^v Athen. I.e. 



