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ARISTOTLE 



i^vacv, orav firj KpaTrjarj rrjv Kara rrjv vXrjv rj 

 Kara to elhog (f)vacg. SioTrep ovre ra roiavra 

 repara Xeyovaiv, ovr iv rot? aAAo6S' eV oaoig elcode 

 TL yLveadai, KadaTrep iv toi? TrepLKapTrlois . can 



20 yo-p TL? ajXTreXos rjv KoXovui rtve? KaTTveov, rjv^ av 

 eveyKT] [JieXavag ^drpuas"/ ov Kpivovai re'/oa? 8ia to 

 TrXeiaTOiKis elcodevai TavTTjv tovto noielv. ultlov 

 8 oTi fxeTa^v XevKTJs icTTL TTjv (f)vaLv Kal [xeXaivrjg, 

 (DOT ov TToppcodev Tj /xeTajSaCTts" ov8^ (vaTrepavel 

 TTapa (f)vaLv ov yap eiV dXXrjv (f)vat,v. 



25 'Eiv Se TOLS TToXvTOKOLS TavTO? avpL^aivet Stct* 

 to" Trfv TToXvTOKiav epLTTohit,€LV^ Tas TeAeicoaeis' 

 dAAi^AcDV Koi Tas Kivriaeig ra? yei/vrjTi/cas". 



Ylepl Se T7JS" TToXvTOKias /cat tov TrXeovaafiov tov 

 Tcjjv pLepwv, Kal Trjg oXiyoTOKia? Kal fxovoTOKias 



30 Kal Trjs evSeta? Tcbv jxepajv, aTrop-qaei-ev av Tis". 

 ytVerat yap ivioTe to. jxev ttXciov? exovTa 8aKTV- 

 AofS", TO. 8' eVa jjiovov, Kal irepl to. dXXa fji^prj tov 

 avTov TpoTTOv Kal yap rrXeovdl^et Kal KoXo^d 

 ytVerat, ra Se /cat Svo e^ovTa alSola, to jxev dppevos 

 TO 8e 6-qXeos, Kal iv dvdpcoTTOi? Kal p,aXiaTa nepL 



35 Tag alyag. yivovTai yap a? KaXovai Tpayatvas 

 8ta TO dr^Xeos Kal dppevog ^x^lv alholov rjSr] 8e 

 /cat Kepag al^ e)(ovaa iyevcTO irpo? to) cr/ce'Aet. 



^ 7} Sus. ^ ^orpvas PZ : Porpvs vulg. 



' ravra A.-W. (ravra re Aldus) : Tavrd re vulg. : re om. Z : 

 repara coni. A.-\V. * Sta Z : /cai 8ia vulg. 



* TO suprascr. Z^* : om. vulg. ^ efi.noSii,ei P. 



" As it can be represented as a case of one " nature " 

 failing to control another *' nature," it can be termed " in 

 accordance with nature." See Introd. § 14. 



*" Cf. Theophrastus, Hist. Plant. II. 3. 2, where it iS stated 

 that the ^avreis do not consider the vagaries of this plant 

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