THEOPHRASTUS 



evoafxov Be irdvv kuI to if>vX\ov tov BevSpov Kav 

 6t9 ifidria redfi to fir)\ov ciKOTra ScaTijpei. XPV~ 

 (Tifiov S' eiretBav tv^V <rt(;> TreTrw/caj? (jxipfiaKov 

 <Oavdatfxov hodev yap ev o'lvw SiaKoirret ttjv 

 KOikiav Kol e^dyei to (f)dpfxaKov> Koi 7rp6<; ctto- 

 [xaT0<i evwhiav edv ydp ti<; e^lrj]crr} ev ^(o/xo), rj ev 

 dW(p Ttvl TO eacoOep tov jxtjXov eKinearj el<i to 

 (jTo/xa Kal KaTapocfirjaj], iroiei Trjv oapLrjV rjBetai'. 

 ! airelperaL he tov rjpo<i eU irpacna^; e^aipedev to 

 (TTTeppba BieLpyaap,eva<; eVfyu-eA-w?, etra dpBeveTai 

 Bid TeTdpTr]<i r) TTepirTrj^ y/iepai;- otuv Be dBpov 

 rj, Bca(f)VTev6Tai, irdXtv tov eapo<; el<; ')(^(opiov fxa- 

 XaKov Kal e(jivBpov kol ov Xlav Xeinov (piXel 

 yap TO, ToiavTU. (pepei. Be to. fxifka irdaav wpav 

 TO, fjbev yap dcfiTjprjTat ra Be dvOel Ta Be eKireTTei. 

 tS)v Be dvOoiv 6a a, Mcnrep etTTo/xev, e%ei KaOdirep 

 rj\aKdT'>iv eK fxeaov tiv i^e^ova-av, raDra cctti 

 yovifJLa, oaa Be p.T) dyova. aireipeTai Be kuI eh 

 ocTTpaKa BiaTeTprjfxeva, KaddTrep fcal ol ^oiviKe^. 

 TOVTO fxev ovv, waTTep etprjTac, irepl T'i]v UepatBa 

 Kal TTjV MrjBlav eaTiv. 



'H Be ^IvBiKT) %(»/3a. Ti]V re KoXov/xevrjv e^ei 

 avKYjv, fj KaOlriaiv eK tmv K\dBwv Td<i f)i,^a<; dv\ 

 eKacTov eVo?, wairep etprjTai, irpoTepov d(f)Lr}(Tt 

 Be ovK eK TOiv vewv a^OC eK tmv evcov Kal eTi 

 iraXaioTepcov avTai Be (xwdirTovaat ttj yfj 

 •noLoixTiv oiairep Bpix^aKTOv kvkXm irepl to Bev- 

 Bpov, wcTTe y'iveadat, KaOdirep aKrjvrjv, ov Brj Kal 



1 T(s add. W. from Athen. I.e.; Oavaciixov . . . ipipfxaKov 

 add. Sch. from Athen. I.e. 2 pijn. n. 278 ; 12. 16. 



' a^phv if W. from Athen. I.e., whence diaipvTfvirm W. etc. 

 for 5ia(^i;Tei;77Tat Ald.H. adpov ri UMVAld. 



