THEOPHRASTUS 



XvTvpav e')(ei ')((i)pav Kal drpocfiov. avrrj jxev hrj, 

 KaOdirep e'iprjrai, kolvt] (jiOopa Trdvrcov. 



XVI. '^Hv Se KoXouaiv eirLKOirrjv twv hevhpoiv, 

 fiovov 7r€VKr)<i iXdrrjf; Trtrfo? (jioiviKO'i, ol he Kal 

 KeSpov Kol KvirapiTTOv (paal. ravra jdp, iav 

 "Treptaipedfj rrjv Ko/nrjv dvaiOev koX iiriKOTrfj to 

 UKpov, (jideLperat Trdvra Kal ov pkaardvei, KaOd- 

 nrep ov8^ irriKavOivra rj Trdvra r) evia. ra K 

 dWa Trdvra Kal TrepiKorrevra ^Xaardvei, Kal 

 evid ye KaWioi ylverai, KaddTvep rj ekda. Sca- 

 (^Oeiperai, he rd TroWd kclv cryiaOri to crrekeyo'^' 

 ovhev yap vTrofieveiv hoKet TrXrjv dfiTreXov Kal 

 (TVKi]<; Kal p6a<; Kal p,rfXea<;' evia he Kav eXKcoOfi 

 Kai fjiet^ov Kal (3advrepov aTroXXvTai. rd S* 

 ovhev Tracr^et, Kaddirep rj TrevKrj hahov pyov pbevrf, 

 Kal e^ Mv hr] rd<; prjrlva^ o-vXXeyovaiv, olov eXd- 

 rr](f rep/MLvOov Kal yap hr] rovrwv eh ^ddo^ r) 

 rpwaL<i Kal eXKQ)ai<i. Kal yap e^ d^opcov (f)Opdhe<i 

 yivovrai Kal e^ oXiyoc^opwv TroXv(f)6poi. 



Td he Kal TreXeKijaiv VTrofj,evei Kal opdd Kal 

 TTeaovra vtto Trvevp^arof, ware TrdXiv dvlaraaOaL 

 Kal l^rjv Kal ^Xaardveiv, olov Irea Kal TrXdravo<i. 

 OTrep avve^rj Kal ev ^Avrdvhpai Kal ev ^iXLTrTroi<i- 

 eK7r€(Tova7}<; yap d>^ aTreKoyfrav rovi dKpefiova<i 

 Kal eTTeXeKi]aav, dve(f)V}] vvKrwp rj TrXdravo<i 

 KOV(f)iaOelaa rov ^dpov<i Kal dvejSiai Kal 6 (pXoio'i 

 Tr€pi€(f)v TToXcv. TrapaTreTreXeK7)/xevTj S' ervy)(^avev 

 CK ro>v hvo pbepoiv rjv he ro hevhpov pAya p7]K0<; 



1 Plin. 17. 236 ; cf. 3. 7. 2 : C.P. 5. 17. 3. 

 •^ cf. 3. 9. 5. 



^ &voidev Koi conj. W. : koI &vw9ev Aid. 

 * cf. 1.3. 3; 1.14. 2, 



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