THEOPHRASTUS 



5e /cat 8ia to SvcrKOfMiarov elvai. yu,^«09 fxev r)v 

 T(bv eh ri]V kvheKrjp-q rrjv Arj/jLijTpLOU T/jLt)0evTO)v 

 rpcaKaiSe/caopyviov, avra 8e ra ^v\a rw jxrjKei, 

 dav/jLaara koX ao^a kuI Xeia. /xiyiara 8e kov 

 irapa ttoXv to, iv rfj Yivpvw <^aalv elvar tmv 

 yap €v rfj AarivT] Kokoiv yivo/xevcov vTrep^oXfj 

 Kol ro)v iXarlvcov koI roiv TrevKivcov — /xet^o) yap 

 ravra koI /caWico rcov ^IraXiKMV — ovSev elvai 



2 TTpo? ra iv rfj K.vpva). irXevaai yap irore Tov<i 

 'Fco/j,alov<i ^ovXop-evovi Karaa Kevdaaadai ttoXlv 

 iv rfi v/jao) irevre kuI ecKoai, vavai, Ka\ rrjXi/covTOv 

 elvai TO p^eyedo^ tmv SevBpcov coare elarrXeovra^ 

 6i9 KoKiTOVi Tiva<i Kal \Lp,eva<; 8iao-)(^iadelai T0i9 

 la-rot'i iiriKivSwevaai.. Kal oXtw? Se Traaav rrjv 

 vrjaov hacrelav Kal oidirep r}ypi(op,iviiv rfj vXy 

 St' Kal cnroarrjvai rrjv ttoXiv oiKL^eiv hLaj3dvra<i 

 Se Tiva<; d'noTep.ecrdat 7rdp,7ro\v 7rXrjdo<i iK tottov 

 ^pa-)(€09, &a-Te TijXiKavrrjv TTOir)<Tat a^eSiav r] 

 iXPV^(f''TO TrevrrjKovra icrTLOt<i' ov fir]v ciXXa 

 htairea-elv avrrjv iv tm ireXdyei. K.vpvo'i p,ev ovv 

 etVe hui TTjv dveciv etre Kal ro e8a(t>o<; Kal rov 

 depa TToXi) 8ia(f}6pei rcav dXXcov. 



3 'H Se Tcov AaTLVOov e<Pv8po<i iraaa' Kal r; p.ev 

 TTeheivrj 8d(f)vr]v €^€1 Kal p,vppi,vov<i Kal o^vijv 

 6avp,aaT7]V rrjXcKavra yap rd p,7]Kr] rep^vovcri 

 war eh'ai SiaveKco'i tmv Tvpp-qviScov v-no rrjv 

 rpoTTiv 7] 8e opeivT) irevKrjv Kal iXdrrjv. to 8e 



^ Demetrius Polioreetes. cf. Pint. Demetr. 43 ; Plin. 16. 

 203. 



2 eitiKiv^vuevcrai conj. W.; iir\ rhy ttvkvov Aid.; SO U, but 



VVKVOV. 



* i.e. against the overhanging trees. ? la-rlois, to which 

 Siaffx- is more appropriate. 

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