THEOPHRASTUS 



TO fiev a€L(f)vWov rb Be <pvXXo^6\ov. Kapirov Se 

 (pepet TToXvv Kal iracrav wpav TrepiKaTaXa/x^dvei 

 ryap 6 7-609 ael tov evov Trerret he vtto toi"? 

 errjala^' tov S' dXXov oofxorepov acpaipovcn, Kal 

 airondeaaiv. ecrri 8e to fj.ey€do<i rjXtKov a7rt09, 

 TW a'X^tjp.aTi Be irpop.aKpo'i a/xvySaXcoBrji;, ■^pcofia 

 Be avTOV TTOtwSe?- e-^^eL Be ivrb^ Kapvov, coairep 

 TO kokkv/jL7}\ov, ttXtjv eXuTTOV TToXv Kal ^aXaKOi- 

 repov rrjv Be crdpKa yXvKeiav a(f)6Bpa Kal rjBelav 

 Kal ev-neTTTOV ovBev yap evo')(Xel iroXv irpoa- 

 eveyKafievcov. evpi^ov Be to BevBpov Kal ixi-jKei 

 Kal 7rd)(^ec Kal TrXrjOei ttoXv' e')(eL Be Kal ^vXov 

 i(X')(ypov Kal KaXov rfj oyjrei /iieXav, coairep 6 Xwto?, 

 e^ ov Kal TO, dydXfiara Kal ra KXivia Kal 

 TpaTre^ia Kal raXXa to, TOiavra Troiovaiv. 



'H Be ^dXavo<i e^ei fiev Tr)v Trpoarjyopiav diro 

 TOV KapiTov' (fivXXov S' avjfj TrapairXrjaLov t« 

 T?79 fjbvppivTj'i 7rXr)v Trpo/jbrjKearepov. eari Be to 

 BevBpov eviraxh [xev Kal evp,eyede<;, ovk eixpvh 

 Be dXXa Trapearpa/xfxevov. tov Kapirov Be Tot? 

 KeXv(f)eai y^poiVTai ol puvpe-^ol kotttovte^' euo)Be<; 

 yap e'xei tov Be Kaptrov avTov d')(peiov. eaTi Be 

 Kal T(p jjieyWei, Kal tt) o-yjrei. mrapaTrXrjcno'i tm t?}? 

 Ka7r7rdpio<i' ^vXov Be la^vpov Kal el<i aXXa Te 

 '^ptjai/xov Kal eh Ta<; vavTrriyla^. 



To Be KaXovfxevov KovKi6(pop6v icrTCV ofioiov t&) 

 (pOLViKf Trjv Be op-oioTTjTa KaTO, TO (TTeXe')(o^ 

 e%ei Kal to, cjjvXXa' Bia^epei Be otl 6 fiev (f)olvi^ 

 fiovo(f)ve(i Kal dirXovv icTTi, tovto Be Trpoaav^rjdev 

 cr^t^eTat Kal ylveTai BtKpovv, eWa irdXtv eKUTepov 



1 aTTOTLBeaaiv conj. R. Const, from G (recondunt) ; riQiaai 

 UMVAld. 



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