THEOPHRASTUS 



irepl Tov Xrpv/xova' a-x^eSov 8e iv rocrovTcp koI 

 6 KoXapo'i Koi ra a\Xa. vrrepe-x^et he ovdev 

 avrov 7r\r]v avra ra <pvXka wairep eTTiveovra 

 Kal KpVTTTOVTa Tov Tpi^oXov, 6 8e rpi^oXos; avr6<i 

 iv Tw vSart vevcov et9 /3vd6v. to 8e (fivWov iarl 

 TrXari) irpocrepf^epe^ rw t% 7!*Te\ea9, pla-^ov Se 

 e%et acfioSpa pxiKpov 6 he KavXo'^ i^ dicpov 

 'iTa')(inaTO<;, 06 ev to, (pvWa Kal 6 Kapiro^, ra 

 he Karo) X67rTOTe/309 del MxP'' '''% pt????" ^X^'' 

 tie diroTre'^vKoTa dir avrov rpixcohr) ra fiev 

 TrXelara TrapdXXrjXa rd he Kal irapaXXdrrovra, 

 Kdroodev diro rr}<; pi^rj^ p.eydXa rd he dvw del eXdr- 

 rco irpolovaLV, Mcrre rd reXevraca p^iKpd rrdpuTTav 

 elvai Kal rrjv hia^opdv peydX^jv rrjv diro r7]<; 

 pi^rj^ 7rp6<; rov Kaprrbv. e;^et he Ik rov evb<; 

 KavXov Kal Trapa^Xaarripara rrXeiu)' Kal yap 

 rpia Kal rerrapa, peyiarov S' alel rb irXrjaiai- 

 repov rrj<i pi^rj<;, elra rb perd rovro Kal rd 

 dXXa Kard Xbyov. rb he rrapa^Xdcrr^jpd iariv 

 wcnrep KavXb<i dXXo<i X€7rr6repo<; pev rov irpcorov, 

 rd he (})vXXa Kal rbv Kapirbv ex(t>v 6poL(o<;. 6 

 he Kapirb'i pbeXa<i Kal aKXrjpb^; a^ohpa. pc^av 

 he 7]XiK7]v Kal woiav e')(ei, aKeirreov. rj pev ovv 

 (fivcn<; roiavrrj. (j)verai pev dirb rov Kaprrov 

 rov rriirrovro'i Kal d(^ir](Tt, ^Xaarbv rov ^po<i- 

 (paal he 01 pev elvat eirereiov ol he hiapeveiv 

 rrjv pev pi^av eh xpovov, e^ ^9 Kal rr}V /3Xa- 

 arrjaiv elvai rov KavXov. rovro pev ovv crKe- 

 rrreov. thiov he irapd rdXXa rb roiv irapacfivopevoyv 

 eK rov KavXov rptX'^hwv' ovre ydp (pvXXa ravra 

 ovre KavX6<;' eVet ro ye rrj<; rrapafiXaarrjcrew'; 

 KOivbv KaXdpbov Kal dXXcov. 



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