THEOPHRASTUS 



fiev fxel^ov rj heKairri'^v, Tra^o? 8' wcrre yu,^ pahia)<i 

 av irepCKa^eiv reTTapa<; av8pa<i. r] he ev OiXtV- 

 7rot9 Irea irepLeKOTrri fiev tou9 aKp€fjb6pa<i, ou fxrjv 

 TrapeTreXeKrjdrj. fidvTi<; 8e Tt? eireia-ev aurqv<; 

 Ovaiav re Troietcrdai kuI Tqpelv to SevSpov &)<? 

 arjfxetov ajaOov 76701/09. avearr] Se koX ev 

 'Erayeipoi'i ev tm fiovaelw Xev/crj rt? eKireaovaa. 



T779 he fM7]Tpa<i e^atpovfMevrj'i ovOev ft)? elirelv 

 (^Oeiperai Sevhpov. arjfxelov Be otl iroWa KoTka 

 rwv /xeyedo'i exovroov Sevhpcov eariv. ol he Tvepl 

 ^ KpKahiav (paal fiexpi' rivo^ /xev ^rjv to hevhpov, 

 reXewi he e^ airavro^ e^aipeOei<Tr}<i koX irevKrjv 

 (pdelpeadai koX iXdrrjv koX aWo irav. 



YLoivt] he (pOopa TrdvTcov Kav al pl^ai Trepi- 

 KOTTMaiv rj irdaai rj al TrXelaTai Koi fieyicnai, 

 Kal Kvpidorarai rod 'QrjV. avrai fxev ovv e^ 



d(f}aipe(Tea)<i. 



'H S' VTTO Tov eka'iov TTpocrOecrei rivl fidWov rj 

 d<f>aip6aer TrdXefJiiov yap hrj Kal tovto irdar Kal 

 eXaiov eTTtx^ovai rol<; vTroXeififiaai tmv pi^cov. 

 la^vet he /.taXXov to eXacov ev Tol<i veoi^ Kal dprt 

 (f)Vo/juevoi<i' daOevecnepa ydp, hi o Kal dirrecrdaL 

 KcoXvovai. 



^dopal he Kal vtt dXXrjXwv eccn, tw irapai- 

 pelaOai Ta? Tpoc/xx? koI ev rol'i dXXoi<; ifxirohl^etv. 

 'X^aXeiro'; he Kal 6 kctto^; Trapacfivofievo^;, ■)(^aXeTro^ 

 he Kal 6 Kvriao'i' diroXXvaL ydp irdvd' ft)9 elireiv 



^ riifhs fiev Cv'-' "J"^ 5. conj. W. ; rivos iav (corrected) tov SevSpov 

 U; Tij/os f^riped-n TOV 5. MVAld. 



2 c/. Plin". 17. 234 ; G.P. 5. 15. 6. 



^ vafff Kol e\aiov inixf overt conj. Sch.; Traatv eAaiov iirixfv- 

 ova IV UMPaAld. 



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