Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges
J. B. Greenough, G. L. Kittredge, A. A. Howard, Benj. L. D'Ooge, Ed.

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[*] 368. The Dative is used—

With the impersonals libet ( lubet ), it pleases, and licet, it is allowed:—
1. “quod mihimaximē lubet ” (Fam. 1.8.3) , what most pleases me.
2. quasi tibi nōn licēret (id. 6.8), as if you were not permitted.
With verbs compounded with satis , bene , and male:—

mihi ipse numquam satisfaciō; (Fam. 1.1), I never satisfy myself.
1. “optimōvirō maledīcere ” (Deiot. 28) , to speak ill of a most excellent man.
pulchrum est benefacerereī pūblicae (Sall. Cat. 3), it is a glorious thing to benefit the state.

[*] Note.--These are not real compounds, but phrases, and were apparently felt as such by the Romans. Thus,satis officiō meō, satis illōrum voluntātī quī ā mē “hōc petīvērunt factumesse arbitrābor” (Verr. 5.130) , I shall consider that enough has been done for my duty, enough for the wishes of those who asked this of me.

With grātificor , grātulor , nūbō , permittō , plaudō , probō , studeō , supplicō , excellō :—

1. “Pompêiōsē grātificārī putant ” (Fam. 1.1) , they suppose they are doing Pompey a service.
2. grātulor tibi, mī Balbe (id. 6.12), I congratulate you, my dear Balbus.
3. “tibi permittō respondēre ” (N. D. 3.4) , I give you leave to answer.
mihi plaudō ipse domī; (Hor. S. 1.1.66), I applaud myself at home.
4. “cum inimīcī M. Fontêī vōbīs ac populō Rōmānō minentur, amīcī ac propinquī supplicent vōbīs” (Font. 35) , while the enemies of Marcus Fonteius are threatening you and the Roman people too, while his friends and relatives are beseeching you.

[*] Note 2.-- Misceō and iungō sometimes take the dative (see § 413. a. N.). Haereō usually takes the ablative, with or without in, rarely the dative: as, “—haerentemcapitī corōnam” (Hor. S. 1.10.49) , a wreath clinging to the head.

[*] a. The dative is often used by the poets in constructions which would in prose require a noun with a preposition. So especially with verbs of contending (§ 413. b):—

1. “contendis Homērō ” (Prop. 1.7.3) , you vie with Homer. [In prose: cum Homērō .]
2. “placitōne etiam pūgnābis amōrī ” (Aen. 4.38) , will you struggle even against a love that pleases you?
3. “ tibi certat ” (Ecl. 5.8) , vies with you. [tēcum.]
4. “differt sermōnī ” (Hor. S. 1.4.48) , differs from prose. [ ā sermōne , § 401.]
5. “ laterī abdidit ēnsem ” (Aen. 2.553) , buried the sword in his side. [ in latere , § 430.]

For the Dative instead of ad with the Accusative, see § 428. h.