THEOPHRASTUS 



olKoSofilav KoX en 7rpo<; dWa tmv epycov, et? 

 TT\ei(o Se rj ekdrrj. ttltvl Se ')(po}VTaL fiev et? 

 d/ji(f)Q) KoX ov^ rjTTOV et9 vavTrTjyiav, ov f-irjv dWd 

 ra^u 8ia(Tr]7r6Tai. 8pv<i Be 7rpo<i olKohofiiav Kol 

 '7rp6<; vavTrrjyiav en re tt/jo? rd Kara, 7^9 KaropvT- 

 Topbeva. (f)L\vpa 8e 7r/3o<? rd aaviSM/xara rwv 

 p^aKpoiv ttXoIoov koX 7rpo<i Ki^cona koX irpo'i rrfv 

 TMV pLerpwv KaTacrKev7)v. e^et Be Koi rbv (f)\oiov 

 ')(^p7](TipLov irpo'i T6 rd a-'XpLvia Kol 77/309 rd<i Kiara^' 

 rroiovai <ydp i^ avrrj<i. 



6 %<^evBapiv6<i re koI ^vyia 7rpb<i KXivoTTTjyiav 

 Kol TTpo'i rd ^vyd rwv \ocf)Ovpo)v. /AtXo9 Be et9 

 rrapaKoWrjpiara Kij3(oroi<i koX viroj3d6poL<i koi 

 6X(o<i rol<i roiovroi<;. irplvo^ Be irpo^ d^ova<; ral<i 

 piovoarp6(f)oi<i dp,d^ai<; koX €69 ^v<yd Xvpat^; koI 

 yjrdXrrjplot';. o^vr) Be 7r/?09 d/xa^OTrrjylav kol 

 Bi(ppo7r)]yiav rrjv eureXrj. irreXea Be 77/309 6vpo- 

 irriyiav koI yaXedypwi' ^/jwi^rai Be koX el<i rd 

 d/jLa^iKa pLerpio)^. 7n]Bb<; Be et9 d^ovaf re rah 

 dpid^ai<i Kol eh e\Kr]0pa roh dporpoi'i. dvBpd'xXrj 

 Be Tat9 yvvai^lv eh rd irepl rom larov<;. dp- 

 Kev6o<i Be eh reKrovia<i koI eh rd vrraiOpia koX 

 eh rd Karopvrropteva Kard yr]<i Bid ro daaire^. 



7 a)o-auT&)9 Be kuI 77 }Lv^olKr) Kapva, koX irpof ye 

 rrjv Karopv^LV en pbdWov dcraTn]';. "ttv^m Be 

 'X^pwvrai piev 77/J09 evia, ov purjv dW rj ye ev rat 

 ^OXvpurrw ycvopbiv)] Bed rb ^pa^eld re elvai KaX 

 6^(i>B7]<i d'X^pelo<;. reppiiv6(p Be ovBev ')(^pS)vrai 



1 Klcrras : c/. 3. 13. 1 ; perhaps ' hampers,' c/. o. 7. 7. 



2 napaKoXXv/xaTa : lit. ' things ghied on.' 



3 Plin. 16. 229. 



^ ToTs /xovo(TTp6(t)ois a^a|ojs : or, perliaps, ' the wheels of 



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