THEOPHRASTUS 



7re0f /ce koX ovk avojjboiov rol<; roiv oairpiwv \o^ot<i, 

 Kolkov S" evhodev koI ovhev ep^oy ev avTOi<i' to Be 

 T^9 Bpvd<; XcTTTov KoX /JLvpiKcoBecrTepov' ^/aw/ia S' 

 eTTLirop^vpov dfKpotv. 77 Be oXrj /xopcpr] t?}? pev 

 iXdrrjii 6p6r) koI auT^9 ical TOiv dKpep.6vwv, rrjf; Be 

 Bpvd<i (TKoXKoripa koL pdXkov e^ovaa ttXcito?' 



8 ylverat, Be dp-cfxi) koL iroXvKavXa koI </j,ov6Kav\a,> 

 povoKavKorepov Be i] ikdrrj' ra? Be aKpep^oviKa'i 

 uTTOipvaei^ rj pev iXdrr} puKpd^ e%ei Kal €vdeia<i 

 Kol p,avd<;, rj Be Bpv<; ^pa'xyrepa'i Kal crKoXLQ)Tepa<i 

 Kal 'TTVKVOTepa'i. to S' oXov p,eye6o<i dp,(f)OT€p(ov 

 ft)9 Trvycovialov rj pjiKpov virepalpov, pel^ov Be co? 

 dirXSj'i elirelv ro Trj<; e'A-aT?;?. 'x^prjcnp.ov Be rj Bpv<i 

 6i9 ^a(pr)V iplayv raL<i yvvat^lv. eVl p,ep rcop 

 aKpepiovwv 7rpoa-7}pT'r]p,eva roiv 6aTpaKoBepp,cov 

 ^cocov evLa' Kal Karco Be irpb^ avTW tw KavXm 

 irepiTreipvKOTcov tlvwv 7' oXw, iv rovroL<i BeBvKOTe^i 

 Qvivvoi re Kal dXX! drra Kal to op^oiov ttoXvttoBi. 



9 TavTa p,ev ovv TTpoayeia Kal paBia 6eu>p7}drjvar 

 <paal Be rive<i Kal dXXrjv Bpvv elvac, TTOvriav y) Kal 

 Kapirov <f)epei, Kal rj ^dXavo<i avrrji; '^prjcrlp,')]- 

 TOL"? Be aKivOov'i Kal KoXvp,/3r]rd<; Xeyetv ore Kal 

 erepat p,eydXaL Tcve<i rol<i pueyeOeaiv eirjaav, 



'H. Be dp,TTeXo<i dp,(poTep(oa€ ylperar Kal yap 

 7rpo9 T^ yfj Kal irovria' pe'i^co 6' e%ei koI rd 

 (pvXXa Kal rd KXrjpara Kal rov Kapirov 7) 

 TTOvria. 



'H Be (TVKrj d(f)vXXo<; p,ev ru) Be peyeOec ov 

 pueydXT], ')(pSyp,a Be rov (})Xoiov (f)ocviKOvv. 



^ ahrols Ald.H. ; avrif conj. W. 

 2 I have inserted nov6KavKa. 



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