THEOPHRASTUS 



KOi irapofMoiov t^ Xev/cr}, (fivWov Be rfj irreXea. 

 ireiralvei, he TeTTapa<; tcap7rov<;, oaanrep avrov koL 

 at ^Xaarrj(TeL<i' ovheva 8e TreTraivei /mt) eTTiT/xr]- 

 6evT0<; Tou ipivov koX eKpvevro^ rov oirov. rj Se 

 'y\vKvrr]<i 7rpoaep,(f}epr)<i ru) av/cw Kal to, eawOev 

 Tol<i epLVol<i' fxe'yedo'i tjXikov KOKKvprjXov. 



(Tavrr] Se TrapaTrXrjcria Kal rjv ol "Ifwt'e? Kepw- 

 viav KaXovcnv e« rov areXe)(ov<i yap Kal avrrj 

 (pipei TOP irXelarov Kapirov, airo he tmv aKpe/xovcop, 

 wcnrep etiropev, oXlyov. 6 Se Kapiro'; eA.Xoy9o9, ov 

 KaXoval riv6<; AlyvnTtov avKov Bii]p,apT7]K6Te<;' 

 ov yiverac yap 6Xco<; irepl Atyuirrov dXX' iv Xvpla 

 Kal iv ^Icovla 8e Kal irepl KvlSov Kal 'l^ohov. 

 aetcfiuXXov Se Kal av9o^ eKXevKov e%oi; Kal tl 

 ^apvT7jT0<i, p,r) fi€T€(opi^ov Se cr(f)6Spa Kal oX&)9 

 €K TOiv Karoo Trapa^XacrTTjTiKov avwdev he 

 vTTO^rjpacvofievov. e;^et 8e afia Kal rov evov Kal 

 rov veov Kapirov a<paipovpLevov yap Oarepov fxera 

 Kvva Kal 6 erepo<; evOv<i (pavepo'i Kvovfxevo^' 

 Kverai yap warrep ^orpvi ofioa'X^rjfKov elr av^rj- 

 6el<i avOel irepl ^ApKrovpov Kal larjp^epLav avro 

 rovrov Br) BiafMevei rov x^ificbva /ie%/Ot K.vv6<;. rj 

 fxev ovv 6fxot6r7]<; on areXe)(6Kap'7Ta Kal ravra' 

 8ia(popal he at elprjfievai 7rp6<; rrjv crvKdp,ivov.) 



'Ey AlyvTrrcp S' iarlv erepov rj rrepaea KaXov- 

 fjLevov, rfi p,ev rrpoao'^et /xeya Kal KaXov, irapa- 

 iTXrjcnov Be puoKiara rrj diriw Kal <^vXXol^ Kal 

 dvOeat Kal dKpep,o<Ji Kal ru) oXro a')(r]iJbarr TrXrjv 



^ ocratvep conj. R. Const., etc., cf. Athen. I.e.; oaa vnep 

 avTov U (corrected) ; Soa v-nep avrhv Si ; oca uirip avrov Aid. 

 2 Plin. 13. 59. 3 1. 14. 2. 



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