THEOPHRASTUS 



eve'yOevTa radfj 7rpb<{ tov i]\cov, iv oXiyo) ■)(^p6vq) 

 e^OfioiovaOai tw d\L (pveadao 8e Kol a')(Oivov<; 

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 Siayvotr) ttj o^frei 7rpo<{ tov<; aXrjdivov'i. Oavfia- 

 (TKorepov 8e n rovrov Xiyovar (pvecrdai yap 

 Bev8pv(f)i arra to /xev 'x^pcop.a e^ovra 6/xoiov 

 KepaTL /3oo9 T0i9 ^e 6^oi<; rpa^^a koX air aKpov 

 TTvppd' ravra he OpaveaOat fiev el avyK\a>i] Ti9' 

 iK Be TovTcov TTvpl ifji^aWo/xeva, Kaddirep tov 

 aiSrjpov, hidiTvpa yi,vop,eva irdXiv OTav diro'^v- 

 ■XpiTO KadlcTTaadai /cal ttjv avT7)v XP^^^ \a/x- 

 0dvetv. 



'Ei/ 8e Tat9 vrjaoL<i TaU viro t?}? TrXrjfifivpiSo'i 

 KaTaXap,^avop,evaL<i BevSpa /xeydXa TreapVKevai 

 rjXiKac TrXdTavoL kol alyeipoL at fieyiaTai- avp,- 

 ^aiveiv Be, oB' rj TrXij/utfivpU eireXOoi, to, p,ev dXXa 

 KaTaKpvTTTeaOaL oXa, tcov Be pueyiaTOOv virepex^iv 

 Tov<; KXdBov<;, e^ wv Ta irpvpLvrjaia avdiTTecv, elB* 

 oT€ TrdXcv dfi7r(OTi<i yivoiTO e/c twv pi^cov. e^stv 

 Be TO BevBpov (f)vXXov fiev ofxoiov tt) Bd(j>vr), dv6o<i 

 Be T0i9 ioi9 KOL Tw ;^/3(w/xaTt koI ttj oa/xfj, Kapirov 

 Be rjXLKov eXda koI tovtov evcoBr] crcpoBpa' koI to, 

 fxev (pvXXa ovk drro^dXXeLv, to Be dv6o<i koI tov 

 KapTTOv dfxa tw (pdivoircopa) yiveaOai, tov Be eapo<i 

 diToppelv. 



"AXXa B' ev avTrj Ty OaXdTTy 7re<^VKevai, dei- 

 (pvXXa jxev tov Be Kapirov ojxolov e'xeiv tol^ 

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liepl Be Trjv HepalBa Tr)v kutu ttjv Kap/iaviav, 

 KuB* o rj ttXt] ixjxv pl^ ylvcTai, BevBpa eaTlv evfxeyedr) 

 Ofioia TTj dvBpd')(Xr) kol t^ p^opcfifj koX Tot9 (f)vXXoi<i' 

 Kupirov Be e^^i ttoXvv ofiotov to5 ^^^pco/iart Tat9 



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