THEOPHRASTUS 



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 €K Tcov 7rpo9 pLeay-iix^piav. 



01 8€ irepl ^ApKaSlav hevhpov ri a-jiiXaKa 

 KoXovaiv, 6 icrriv o/xocov tw irplvrp, ra Be (f>vX\a 

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 Koi Bia(jiopa<; 6')(ovra ifkelov;' ovSe to ^v\ov 

 Mairep eKelvo oTepeov koL 'kvkvov, ak\a koI 

 p,aK.m,Kov iv rat? ep'yacrlai';. 



'^O Be KoXovcTLV at ^ApKdBe<; (peWoBpvv TOidvBe 

 e%6i Tr)v (pvcTLV 0)9 fJ^ev a7rX(W9 elirelv dva p^ecrov 

 irpivov Kal Bpuo'i ea-Tiv koX eviol <ye viroXapb^d- 

 vovcTiv elvat Orfkvv irplvov Bl o koI ottov p,i] 

 (pveTai Trpivo^ tovtm '^(^pcovTac 7r/oo9 Ta<i dp,d^a<i 

 Koi TO, TocavTa, KaduTrep ol irepl KaKeBalpbOva koI 

 ^HXetav. Kokovcri Be oi <ye Ao)pi6l<i koI cipiav to 

 BevBpov 'icTTC Be paXa/ccoTepov pbev Kal pbavoTepov 

 Tov rrpivov, aKXrjpoTepov Be koX irvKvoTepov Tr)^ 

 Bpv6<i' Kol TO 'x^pcop.a (p\oia9evTO<i tov ^v\ov 

 XevKOTepov p,ev tov 'rrplvov, olvcoiroTepov Be t7}9 

 Bpv6<i' TCL Be (f)vWa TrpoaeoiKe fxev dp,(j)oiv, ey^ei. 

 Be pel^co p.ev rj o}<; TTplvo<; iXuTTco Be i) ft)9 Bpv<i' 

 Kal TOV Kapirov tov p,ev irpivov KaTO, p,e<yedo<i 

 iXaTTM Tal<i eXa)(iaTai'i Be ^aXdvoi<; taov, Kal 

 ryXvKVTepov pev tov irpivov niKpoTepov Be Tr]<i 

 Spv6<i. KoXovat Be Tive<; tov p,ev tov irpivov Kal 

 TOV TavTr)<i Kapirov clkvXov, tov Be T'fj<i Bpvo<i 

 ^dXavov. fjLTjTpav Be e-xet ^avepcoTepav rj 6 

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1 Plin. 16. 19. See Index. 



2 PaOvTfpa MSS. ; evOvTfpa conj. Dalec. 

 * Plin. I.e. See Index. 



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