THEOPHRASTUS 



(wcTTrep TTOKoSr) ra 8e \o')(^fx,(o87). \eyco Se "ttokoSt] 

 fjiev olov TO aeXivov to eXeiov koI ocra aXKa roi- 

 avTtt' XoxfJ'd'^^V ^^ fcdXa/iiov Kviretpov cfyXeu) (T')(oI- 

 vov ^ovTOfJiOv, airep a'^^eSov KOiva iravroiv rcbv 

 iroTa/jLcov kclI twv roiovrcov tottcov. 



^Kviaxov Be /cal /Sutoi koX iraXioupot koI ra 

 aWa SevSpa, Kaddirep Irea XevKrj wXaravo^. rd 

 fiev ovv fi^xpi Tov KaraKpvTrrea-dai, rd Se Mcrre 

 fiiKpov VTrepix^tv, rojv he at fiev pi^ai kuI fit/cpov 

 Tov (7Te\e')(pv<i iv ray vypo), to 8e dXXo acofia irdv 

 e^Q). rovTO yap Kat Irea Kal KkrjOpa Kal ifKardvfp 

 Kal (piXvpa Kal wdai, rol<i <f)i\,vBpoi^ aufi^alvet,. 



Xx^Bov Be Kal ravra Koivd rrdvrwv rwv irora- 

 jjioiv eariv eirel Kal iv ra) NetXw TricpvKev ov 

 /jbr)v TToWrj je r/ 7r\dravo<i, dWd (nravicorepa ert 

 ravrrjf rj XevKT), ifKeiarr] Be fieXia Kal ^ovfjb€Xio<i. 

 rSiv <yovv iv Aiyvirroi cfivofievcov ro fxev oiXov 

 TToXv irXrjOo'i iariv 77/009 ro dpiOfirjaaaOaL KaO' 

 CKaarov ov /jLtjv aXA,' &<; ye d7rX(o<; elirelv diravra 

 iBcoBifia Kal 'x^uXov'i e-yovra yXvKei<;. Biacfyepeiv 

 Be BoKet rfi yXvKvrrjrt Kal ra> rp6(^ifia fidXicrra 

 elvat rpia ravra, 6 re irdirvpo'; Kal ro KaXov- 

 /xevov crdpt Kal rptrov p,vdcnov KaXovat. 



^verai- Be 6 TrdiTvpo^ ovk iv ^ddet rov vBaro<i 

 dXX^ ocrov iv Bvo 7r?;;^ecrfi', ivLa')(ov Be Kal iv 

 iXdrrovL. Trd^o'? fiev ovv rrj<i pl^rj(; rjXiKOv Kap- 

 7ro9 x^ipb'i dvBp6<; evpcocrrov, p,7]K0<; Be virep re- 

 rpaTrrj'X^v (pverai Be virep rrj<; 7179 avrt]<;, nrXayia^ 

 p'i^a^ eh rov ttijXov KaOielaa Xe7rrd<i Kal 7rvKvd<i, 

 dv(o Be rov<i iraTTvpovq KaXov puevovi rpiycavov;, 



1 TcS;/ yovv K.T.X.: text probably defective; what follows 

 appears to relate to to rroidiSr]. 



