THEOPHRASTUS 



rerdprcp KaOicrracrdaL kuI ^epeiv ttoWou? koI 

 Ka\ov<;, axrre fxrjSev 8ia(f>ep€cv r) 6t€ rjKfJiai^ev' 

 irreiSav 8e iraXiv aTroTrXrjyfj, ddrepov p,epo<i irapa- 

 aKairreiv kclI depaTreveiv 6p,oi,a><;, koX ovto)<; alel 

 8tap,ev€cv' TTOieiv 8e tovto p,d\iara hi erwv SeKa' 

 Sl o koX KoirreLv ovSeirore tov<; tovto TroiovvTa^, 

 aXV eVt 'yeved^ 7roWd<; TavTa tu crTeXeXH ^*'^" 

 p,iv€iv, bi<TT€ pi,rjhe p^e/MvrjaOai tov<; <jiVT€vcravTa^' 

 TOVTO pLev ovv ta(o<i twv ireireLpapevaiv aKovovTa 

 8el mcTTeveLv. tu 8e puaKpo^ia koI ^pa^v^ta 



8ld TMV elpr)IJL€VQ)V 6e(Op7)T€OV. 



XTV. 'Noarjp,aTa 8e TOt? p,€V dypl,0L<; ov (f)aai 

 ^vpb^aiveLV v<^^ wv dvaipovvTai, <j6auX.o)9 8e 8ia- 

 TideaOai koX paXiaTa i7n87]\(o<; otuv 'X^aXa^oKo- 

 TTrjOfi rj pXaaTdveiv pueWovTa rj dp-yppueva rj 

 dvOovvTa, KoX oTav rj irvevpia ■\^V')(^pQv rj depp^ov 

 iTTtyevijTaL /cara TovTOV<i tow? Kaipov<i. viro 8e 

 TMV mpacav yeLp.divoiV ov8e dv v7rep^dWovT€<; 

 Maiv ov8ev irda'X^eiv, dXkd koX ^vpicfjepetv irdcn 

 Xetpao-drjvar p,r} x^LpaaOkvTa yap KaKO^XaaTO- 

 Tepa yiveadaL. TOi<i 8e rip,€poi<; ecrrt TrXetfo voarr}- 

 pbaTa, Koi TU p,ev cocnrep Kotvd irdcriv rj rot? 

 TrXettrrot? ra S' i8La KUTa yevrj. Koivd 8r} to re 

 crK(o\r]KovcrOai kcu daTpo^oXelaOai koI 6 a(f>a- 

 /ceXccrpo^. diravTa yap 009 elitelv koi (TK(i)Xr)Ka<; 



^ diro7rA7)75 : am-oK-fiyrj conj. Sch. 



2 Plin. 17." 216. ' 3 c/. C.P. 5. 8. 3. 



■* Kara ytvr] conj. W.; Kal tA 7e'»'9j UMV; koI koto ytfrj Aid. 



