THEOPHRASTUS 



X. Ta ixev ovv tSia Oecoprjreov l8io)<; BrjXov on, 

 ra 8e Koiva koivm^^. hiaipeiv he ^(^pT} koI ravTa 

 Kara tov<; T67rou9, olov el ra fxev eXeca ra 8e 

 Xifivala TO, Be irordpLia fidWov rj koI kolvo, ttuv- 

 T(ov rwv TOTTcov Biuipeiv Be koX iroia ravra ev tw 

 uy/OcS Kol Tft) ^r}p(p (pverai, koX •nola ev tS> vypa> 

 fiovov, 0)9 a7rXft)9 elirelv 7rp6<; ra /coivorara elprj- 

 fjieva Trporepov. 



^Ev S' ovv rfi Xifivr) Tfj TTepX ^Op^ofievov rdS' 

 ccttI ra (jivofieva BevBpa Kal vXrjfiara, irea 

 eXaLayvo<; alBrj KaXafio^ 6 re avXrjriKo^ Kal 6 

 erepof Kvireipov (f)Xecb<; rv^rj, en ye fxi^vavda 

 iK/jLT) Kal TO KaXovfievov trrvov. o yap irpoaayo- 

 pevovcn Xe/uva rovrou ra rrXeiw Ka9^ v8ar6<; eari. 



Tovrcov Be ra /j,ev dXXa yvcopifia' 6 B' eXalayvo'i 

 Kal 1] (TiBti Kal ?7 firjvavOo<i Kal rj cKfirj Kal to 

 tirvov c(T(i)<; fiev (f>verat Kal erepcoOi, irpoaayopeve- 

 rai Be aXXoi<i ovop-aar XeKreov Be rrepl avroyv. 

 ecrn Be 6 /xev eXalayvo<; (f)vaei fiev dafivcoBe'i Kal 

 rrapofioLov rol<; dyvoif, (pvXXov Be €')(ei, tc5 p,ev 

 ax^lpMri TrapavXijaiov fiaXaKov Be, wairep at 

 firjXeai Kal 'xyo(t)B€<i. dvOo<i Be rut rrjf; XevKi]^ 

 op^oiov eXarrov Kapirov Be ovBeva (pepei. <pverai 

 Be 6 TrXelaro^ jxev eirl twi' rrXodBwv vrjcrav elal 

 ydp rive<i Kal ivravda 7rXoa8e9, Mairep ev Klyvirro) 



' Ta Se Koiva Koivws conj. Sch. from G ; to Se koivws Ald.H. 

 ^ Tahra conj. Sch.; TaCTo Aid. 



* trpbs TO. Koiv. elp. irp. conj. W. supported by G ; «ojv<{totb 

 irpofffiprjufva irporepoy Ald.H, 



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