THEOPHRASTUS 



Uvpela Be ^iverai fxev e/c ttoWmv, apicrra Se, 

 W9 <p')]at Mevearmp, eV kittov' rdxtcTTa <ynp koI 

 TrXelcrrov avaTTvei. irvpelov Se (paaiv dpiarov 

 fi€V €K T?79 aOpayev^jf; Ka\ov/xevrj<; viro rivcov 

 TOVTO 8' earl hevhpov ofioiov rfj dfiireXo) koX rfj 

 olvdvOij rfj dypia' Mcnrep eKclva koX rovro dva- 

 ^aivet TT/oo? rd BevSpa. Bel Be rrjv ia-^dpav e« 

 rovrcov irot-elv ro Be rpviravov i/c Bd<^vri<;' ov yap 

 eK ravrov ro ttolovv kuI wdcr^ov, dW' erepov 

 evOv Bel Kara <f)V(nv, koI ro fxev Bel rraOrjrLKov 

 elvat ro Be irotTjriKov. ov /uirjv dWa Kac eK rev 

 avrov y'iverai Kai, W9 76 rLve<i v7ro\afJ,/3dvovcnv, 

 ovBev Bia(f)epeL. yiverai yap eK pd/xvov Koi 

 irpivov Kal (piXvpa'i Kal (T)(eB6v eK rcov ifKeiaraiv 

 rrXi-jv e\da<;' o Kal BoKel droirov elvar Kal yap 

 aK\rip6repov Kal Xmapov r/ eXda' rovro fiev ovv 

 davfi/xerpov e^ei BrjXov on, rijv vyporrjra tt/jo? 

 rr]v rrvpwcnv. dyadd Be rd eK pdpvov iroiel Be 

 rovro Kal rrjv ecr^dpav XPV<^'''V^' '^po'i yap rw 

 ^Tjpdv Kal d')(yP'OV elvat Bel Kal p^avorepav, iv rj 

 rplyfri'i l(T')(yr], ro Be rpviravov drraOearepov Bt 

 ro rr]<i Bd(f)V')]<; dpiarov d'Tra6e<; yap ov epyd- 

 ^erai rrj Bpifivrrjri. Trdvra Be rd rrvpela ^opeioi<i 

 fiev Odrrov Kal /xdXXov e^dirrerai, vorloa Be 

 rjrrov Kal ev /aev rol<i /jierecopoa /xdWov, ev Be 

 rol<i Koi\oL<; rjrrov. 



^Avlei Be rS)v ^vXoov rd KeBpiva koI aTrXw? mv 



^ TT. Se fiverai jxkv conj. Sch. ; ir. fiiv ylnTat Sf UMVAW. 

 2 cf. 1. 2. 3 n. 



' KiTTov conj. Bod. iromdeigne 64, Plin. 16. 208 ; Kapvov Aid. 

 * irvpehv con]. Salm,; irvpol UMVAld, 



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