THEOPHRASTUS 



Se ravra cxKeTrreov. ra 8e rjfxepa (pavepfo'i 8ia- 

 4>6p€i tS> to, fiev elvac /xuKpo^ia to, Be ^paxv^ia' 

 0)9 S' a7rA,w9 eiTrelv ra aypia tmv rjfjbepoyv pbUKpo- 

 ^tcorepa koI 6X(o<i tw yevei /cat to, avriSiyprjfiiva 

 KaS' eKaarov, olov k6tivo<; iXda<i Koi axp^'i airiov 

 ipiveo^ avKYj^' la-')(i.ip6repa yap koI irvKVorepa 

 Kol ayovoorepa to?? TcepLKapTTLOL<^. 



T^y he fiaKpo^c6rT]Ta fxaprvpovcriv eiri 'ye tlvoov 

 Koi r)/xep(ov Koi ayplcov koL at irapahehofievat 

 (fyrj/jiai, irapa tmv /xvOoXoycov iXdav /xev <yap 

 \e<yovai ttjv Wd/jvrjai, (f)olviKa 8e rbv iv ^rjXw, 

 KOTivov 8e Tov iv ^OXvfiTTLa, d(f)^ ov 6 crrecjiavo^' 

 (f>r)yov<i 8e rd'i iv 'I\t&) ra<i iirl rod "iXou fivijfia- 

 T09' Tivef 8e (paai koX rrjv iv Ae\(/)Ot9 ttXcituvov 

 ^Ayafxe/jivova (})VTev(Tai koL ttjv iv Ka(fivat<t Tr]<i 

 'A/9«aSta9. ravra fiev ovv 07rft)9 e%6t Ta;i^' av 

 erepo^ etr] X6yo<;' on 8e icrri fxeydXri 8iacf)opd 

 ra)V 8ev8pct)v (pavepov fiaKpo^ca fiev yap rd re 

 Trpoeiprjfieva kol erepa TrXeico' ^pa^v^ia Be fcal 

 rd roiavra 6/jioXoyov/jL€vco<;, olov poid avKr) ixrjXea, 

 Ka\ rovrcdv i) rjpivr) [xaXXov Kal r) yXvKela rrj<i 

 6^ei,a<i, wcnrep roiv poSiv r/ dirvprjvo<i. ^pa')(y^La 

 Be Kal dfiTreXcov evia yevr] Kal fidXiara rd ttoXv- 

 Kapira' BoKel Be Kal rd TrdpvBpa ^pax^^icorepa 



^ Kal TO avr. conj. W. ; Kara avr. UMV; to ai>T. Alil.H. 



2 ireptKaprriots : cf. C.P. 1. 17. 5. 



3 On the Acropolis : cf. Hdt. 8. 55 ; Soph, 0. C. 694 foil. 



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