THEOPHRASTUS 



TrXrjV Tft) KapwM Kal rfj pijTLVp. oifBe (fnXvKrj 

 ttXt^v rol<i 7rpo^drot<i' ael yap iari Baaeia. t^ 

 Se a(f)dpKrj et? ')(^paKd<i re koI to Kaieiv. kt}- 

 XdcrrpM Be Kal cn]/xv8a tt/jo? /3aKTr]pLa<i. eviOL he 

 Kal 8d(f>vr]' ra? yap yepovTiKo.'i Kal Kov(f>a<{ ravrr}<i 

 TToiovcriv. Irea 8e tt/oo? re Ta<; da'uiha'i Kal 

 ra<i Kiara'i Kal tcl Kava Kal rdWa. irpoaava- 

 Xa/Seiv Be eari Kal rSiv aXkoov eKaarov 6fiOL(o<;. 



Ai^p7]rai Be Kal Trpo? to. reKTOviKa tmv opyd- 

 vcov cKaara Kara rrjv -x^peiav olov (T(pvplov /xev 

 Kal reperpiov apt,ara fiev ycverai kotlvov ;T^/9ft)VTat 

 Be Kal 7rv^i,voL<i Kal ir-reXetvoL^ Kal fieXecvoi<i' Ta<; 

 Be /jLeydXaf (7(f)vpa<; 7nTviva<; ttolovctiv. ofioioxi 

 Be Kal TMv dXXcov sKaarov e'%ei nva rd^iv. Kal 

 ravra fxev at xpelai Biaipovaiv. 



VIII. 'J^Kacrrr} Be rr]<{ vXr)<i, wairep Kal irporepov 

 eXe)(dii, Biacfiipei Kara TOv<i tottou?" evOa fxev yap 

 Xo)t6<{ evOa Be KeBpo<i ylverai Oavfiaaj'^, Kaddnrep 

 Kal irepl 'S.vpi.av ev Xvpta yap ev re Tot<; opeai 

 Bia(f>epovTa yiverat rd BevBpa rrj'i KeBpov Kal tw 

 vyfrei Kal tm Trd^^ei' rrjXiKavra ydp eariv cocr 

 evia fiev /jltj BvvaaOai rpel<i dvBpa<i •jrepiXafi^dveiv 

 ev re TOi<i TTapaBeicroL'i ert /ietfo) Kal KaXXlo). 

 (f)aLveTat Be Kal edv Tt<? ea Kal jjurj refivr] tottop 

 oiKelov €Kaarov e-^^ov ylvecrdaL Oavfiaarbv t&J 

 fiTjKei Kal 'ird')(eL. ev KyTrpo) yovv ovk erepuvov ol 

 ^aaiXei<i, dp,a fiev rrjpovvre^ Kal ra/xtevopLevot, dfia 



' Inconsistent with 5. 6. 2. <pi\vp4a conj. Sch. 



^ Kal (T-n/ivSa conj. Sch. ; Kal fxvla U ; Kal fiva Aid. c/. 3. 14. 4. 



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