THEOPHRASTUS 



UTreiv vav7rr}y^cnfj.a' Ta<; fiev yap Tpujpec^i koX ra 

 fiaKpa TrXota iXdrtva ttoloxxtl 8ia K0V(f)6rr]Ta, ra 

 Be aTpoyyvXa irevKiva 8ta to acraTTe<i' evioc 8e koI 

 rci'i rp(,r]pei<; Bia rb jxr) eunopeiv iXdrrj^;. ol 6e 

 Kara "Hvptav /cal ^oivUrjv e'/c KeBpov (nravi^ovai 

 yap Kul 7T€VKr]<i. ol 8' iv K.V7rpa) 7rirvo<i' ravrrfv 

 yap 7} vijcrof e%et Kal BoKel KpelrTcov elvai t?}? 



2 irevKrj'i. koX to, fiev aWa e/c rovrcov rrjv Be 

 rpoTTiP TpLi'ipei fjLev Bpvtvrjv, Lva dvreXD tt/oo? ra^ 

 ve(o\Kia<i, Tal'i Be okKaai, irevKiv^iv inroTodeacn S' 

 €Ti Kal Bpvtvrjv eirav vecoXKcbaL, rah 8' eXdrTOcnv 

 6^vtvr}v' Kal 6\Q)<i eK tovtov to 'x^eXvcrp.a. 



Ov'X^ aTTTCTac Be ovBe Kara rrjv KoWrjaiv 

 6/jlolco<; ro Bpvivov rwv irevKLVcov Kal eXarivwv ra 

 fiev yap irvKva ra Be p,avd, Kal ra /xev o/xoia ra B 

 ov. Bel Be o/jLoiorradrj elvai ra p,e\\ovra avp.- 

 <f>vea6at Kal p,r) evavrla, KaOairepavel \ldov Kal 

 ^vkov. 



3 'H Be ropveia rol<; p,ev 7rXocot<i yiverai avKa- 

 fiivov fjbe\.ia<i TTre\ea<i rr'Kardvov y\c(T)(^p6rr]ra 

 yap ex^iv Bel Kal lax^v. x^cplart] Be ->) rr]<i 

 irXardvov ra-)(v yap ai^werai. ral<i Be rpirjpeaiv 

 evioi Kal 7nrvtva<; ttoiovctl Bia ro e\a(f>p6v. ro 

 Be arepeeofjia, tt/oo? m ro ')(^e\vap,a, Kal ra? iirw 

 rlBai;, jxeXia^; Kal (TVKap,ivov Kal 7rreXea<i' la')(vpa 



^ TpiT)pei conj. W. ; rpirjptj U; rpnipris MV; rpiT\p(ffi Aid. 



'^ rais 5' iKoiTroffiv o^vivr}v coiij. W. {rois Sch.) ; rots yuer 

 iXirroffiv o^iv Aid. cf. Plin. 16. 226. 



^ Xf^v(Tfj.a, a temporary covering for the bottom : so Poll, 

 and Hesj'cli. explain. 



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