THEOPHRASTUS 



8 ^verat Bk irXelaro'i [xev fxera^v rov K.r](f)iaov 

 Koi Tov M.e\avo<;' ovro<i Se 6 totto? Trpoaayo- 

 peverai ixev HeKeKavia' tovtov 8' earip arra 

 X.vrpoi KoXovfievoi ^aOvafiara tt;? Xi/ivr]'?, iv 0I9 

 KoXkiaTov (f)aai yiveadar <>yivea9ai> he koI kuO^ 

 o 7} Upo^uTia KoXoviMevrj Karacjieperar tovto S' 

 iarl irora/jLo^ picov eK Ae^aheia<;. KoXkKno'i he 

 hoKel "Trdvrcov jLvecrOat irepl rrjv 'O^etaz/ koKov- 

 fievrjv KafiTTTjv 6 he totto? ovt6<; iariv ifx^okrj 

 rov Krj(f)i,crov. yeirvcd 8' avro) Trehiov evyeiov, 



9 Trpocrayopevovcri, 'iTTTTLav. 7rp6a^oppo<i he roiro'^ 

 aX,Xo9 T?}<? 'O^e/a? K.afnrrj'; earcv, ov Ka\ov(Ti 

 Horjhplav (f)vea0at hi (paat, /cal Kara ravrrjv 

 evjevr] rov KoXafiov. ro he 6\ov, ov av 'p ^aOv- 

 yeiov Kal evyeiov %ft)yoioi/ Kal l\v(bhe<i Kal 6 

 K.r](f)iao<; avafiicryerai Kal Trpo<; rovroi<i jBdOva^ia 

 rr](i \L/xvr]<;, koXXio-tov yiveadai KoXa/nov. irepl 

 yap rr)v ^O^ecav Ka/ATT^t' Kal rrjv Borjhpiav irdvra 

 ravra vnap^eiv. on he 6 K.rj<f)ia6'; /xeydXrjv e%et 

 poTTrjV ei? ro iroielv KaXov rov KaXafiov arj/xelov 

 eypvcTL' KaG' ov yap rorrov MeXa? Ka\ovpievo<i 

 efi/3dWei I3ade[a<i ovar}'; r7]<i Xipivrj^ Kal rov 

 ehd(f)ov<; evyeiov Kal tXvcohovi, r) oXwii /i/; yivecrOai 

 i) (fiavXov. Tj fiev ovv yeveai'? Kal (jivai<i rov 

 avXrjriKOv Kal r) Karepyacria Kal riva<i e%ei hia- 

 cbopa^ TT/oo? T0U9 dXXov^ iKava)<i elp^aOco. 



10 revr) he ov ravra p-ovov aXXd irXeiQ) rov KaXd- 

 p.ov rvyxdvei (f)av€pa<; e')(^ovra rfj aladrjaei hia- 

 <f)opd<;' 6 p,ev yap 7rvKvd<; Kal rfj aapKi Kal roi<i 



1 c/. Plut. Sntla, 20. 



^ i.e. the so-called ' Lake ' Copais. 



» Kal add. W. 



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