THEOPHRASTUS 



'H Se irepl rrjv ^'lhr}v, tjv KoXovai KoXocrtav, 

 erepov elho'i iariv, 6a/u,voei8e<; Be koi ol^oihe^ kol 

 TroXvfjudcry^aXov, airdviov Be, ov ttoXv' e')(eL Be 

 (pvWov Ba(liVoei,Be<; 7r\aTV(f)vWov Bd(f)vr)^, ttXtjv 

 arpoyyuXcorepov koX [xel^ov oiaO^ opuoiov (pavveaOai 

 To3 T?}? TrreXea?, TrpofjLijKecrrepov Be, rrjv XP^^^ 

 iirl ddrepa ')(\oepov oinaOev Be eirCKevKalvov, koI 

 TTokvivov eK Tcbv OTTiadev raZ? \e7rTal<; lal eK re 

 rf]<; pd'xew'i /cal fiera^v rcov TrXeupoeiBcov diro 

 T?79 /jiecn]<; KaTareivovcrcav' ^Xoiov S' ov Xetov 

 dW* olov Tov Trj<; dpLireXov to Be ^vXov aKXrjpbv 

 KoX TTVKvov pt^a? Be €7rc7roXaiov<i koI XeTrrd'^ 

 Kol fiavd<; ovXd<i 8' eviore, /cat ^avdd<; a^oBpa. 

 Kap-TTov Be ovK e-)(eiv (pacrlv ovBe dv9o<i' tj)v Be 

 KopwcoBr] Kdxpvv KoX Toy? 6(p6aXfiov<i tou? irapd 

 rd (jivXXa Xeiovi a<p6Bpa kol Xi7rapov<; koI 

 X€VK0V<i TO) (Tx/llJ'CLTi Be Ka^pvcoBeL^' diroKOTtev Be 

 Kol eTTiKavOev TTapa(^verat koL dva^Xaardvei. 



^'IBia Be Kol rdBe rd -nepl rrjv "IBtjv ecrrLV, olov 

 i'l re ^AXe^dvBpeia KuXovpevj] Bd<f)vri koi crvKr) ri<i 

 Kal a/x7reXo9. t% pev ovv Bd(f)vr](; ev rovra ro 

 I'Blov, on em^yXXoKapiTov ecrriv, oocrirep Kal i) 

 KevrpopvppivT]' dp,^6repai <ydp rov Kapirov e%- 

 ovaiv eK rfj<; pd'^^oo'i rov (f)vXXov. 



'H Be avKi] 6apvoiBe<i p.ev koI ou% vy\rtp^6v, 

 rrd^o'i S' e^pv ware kol TTTj^valov elvat rtjv rrepi- 

 jxerpov ro Be ^vXov eirea-rpapupbevov yXia-xpov 

 KdrooOev pev Xeiov koI dvo^ov dvwOev Be vepl- 



1 KoKoiriav (? KoXoiTiav) U. cf. 1. 11. 2; 3. 17. 2. Which- 

 ever spelling is correct should probably be adopted in all 

 three places. - c/. 3. 11. 3. 



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