THEOPHRASTUS 



fjbdWov Kol rjTTOV. evca yap ifKeiw 'x^povov 8ia- 

 fjiivei, KaOdirep crvKr} koX (piXvpa koX 8pv<i' ol he 

 Kol ^7jv (f)aai ravra, ^fjv Se koX irreXeav koX 

 <f)oiviKa' tt)? 8e (fii\vpa<i koX crvfKJyueadai, rov 

 (f)\oiov 7rXr)v fxiKpov' rSiv he dWwv olov irwpov- 

 (rBai Kal Ihiav riva (pvcriv e'xeiv. ^orjOelv he 

 Treipcovrai hcairXdrrovre'i ttijXS) koI 7repihovvTe<i 

 (^Xoiot? Koi Ka\dp,oL<i Kal toI<; TOiovToi<;, otto)? /jLtj 

 t^v^rjTaL fjbr]h^ dTro^rjpaLvrjrac. Kal 7]h7] <paai ttov 

 dva(j>vvai, KaOdirep Kal ev 'HpaKXeia ttj T pa')(^ivia, 



3 TO.? (TVKa^. hel he dpba ry rrj<; -y^copa'i apery koI 

 TT] rov depo<; Kpdaei Kal ra eTriyiyvo/xeva roiavra 

 elvar yeificovcov yap rj KUVfidrcov eTriyivofievcov 

 acpohpwv evdv<; aTroWwrai' hia(f)epoucn he Kal 

 at &paf irepl yap Trjv ^Xdcrrrjaiv eXdrrj^; rj 

 TrevKrjif, ore Kal Xottoxtl, rov &apyr]Xia)VO'i »; 

 '^Kippo<f>opiMVO'i av Tt? TTepieXr), irapa^pv/^^ ^'^- 

 oXXvrai. rov he ')(^eifj,(ovo<i TrXeico ')(p6vov dvr- 

 e%et Kal en fidXXov ra la')(yp6rara, Kaddirep irpi- 

 vo<; Kal hpv<i- xpovtwrepa yap ?; rovrwv (f)$opd. 



4 hel he Kal rrjv ireptaipeaiv e')(et,i> ri irXdro'i, 

 irdvrcov fiev fxdXiara he rcov Icr^vpordroyv' eirel 

 av rL<i fXLKpav 7ravreXM<; ttoitJcttj, ovdev aroirov to 

 p,r) aTToXXvadat' Kairoi (fiaal ye rcve<;, eav orr- 

 oaovovv, crv/M(f)6eipecrdat rrdvrwi' dXX^ iirl rcov 

 dadevecrrepwv rovr eiKO^. evia yap Kav firf 

 kvkXw rcepiaipedfi (^deipeadai <pa<Tiv, a Kal 



' Kol add. W. (text defective in MSS. except U). 

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