THEOPHRASTUS 



Old TTjv (TKkrjpoTrjTa /tard tuvttjv ttjv wpav. 

 KeXevovcri Be koL 8e8vKvt,a<i t?}? aeXrjvr^'i refiveiv 

 0)9 a/iXTjporepwv koX daaiteareprnv yivo/xevoov. 

 iirel 8^ at ire-^ei'i tmv Kapirctiv irapaWdrTOVcn, 

 SrjXov OTC KoX al aKfial 77/009 ttjv TOfx,r}V irapaX,- 

 XaTTOVffiv del yap o-yjnalTepai al roiv o^jnKap- 



4 TToreprnv. Bi Kal Treiptovrai rive<i opi^eiv Kad^ 

 €Kd(T TT]V olov iTevKrjv fiev Kal eXdrrjv orav viro- 

 XoTTOXTiv' €Tt Be o^vav Kal (jiiXvpav Kal cr^eV 

 BafJbvov Kal ^vyiav T7]<i O7rc6yoa9* Bpvv Be, axTTrep 

 etprjrai, /xerd to ^OivoTrcopov. <paal Be ri,ve<; 

 TrevKijv oopaiav elvai tov rjpo<i, orav <ye e^r) Ttjv 

 KaXovfxevrjv Kd')(^pvv, Kal ttjv ttLtw orav ^OTpv; 

 avTrj<i dvdfj. irola fxev ovv d>pata KaO^ eKaarov 

 Xpovov ovrto Biaipovvrat. irdvTwv Be BrjXov on 

 /3e\TL(o rd Tcov dKfia^oi'Tcov BevBpwv r) tS)V vewv 

 KOfjLiBi] Kal jeyrjpaKOTwv rd fiev yap vBarcoBr), rd 

 Be yecoBrj. 



5 n\etcrTa9 Be 'X^peia<; Kal fieylara^ rj iXdrr) Kal 

 7) 'jrevKT] TvapeyovTai, Kal ravra KdWiara Kal 

 pAyiaTa rwv ^vXcov earl. Biacf)epovai Be dX\.?]\o}v 

 ev TToWol'i' T) fiev ydp 7revK->] aapKooBecrrepa re 

 Kal oXiyoivo^' r) 8' iXdrr} Kal 7roXvivo<i Kal 

 dcrapKO^, axrre evavTico^ eKarepov e-)(eiv roiv 

 pepMV, Ta9 /Mev lva<i lcr')(ypd<i rrfv Be adpKa 



^ al add. Sch. 



'- inroKoTrSiaiv conj. Sch.; fi iriXtiv elcri U; vireAeivatriv MV ; 

 virt\ivwffiv Aid. 



^ ravT7]y conj. St.; Kal tV Ald.H. 



420 



