Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges, chapter 380

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[*] 380. The Dative of the Personal Pronouns is used to show a certain interest felt by the person indicated.¹

This construction is called the Ethical Dative.² It is really a faded variety of the Dative of Reference.

“quid mihi Celsus agit ” (Hor. Ep. 1.3.15) , pray what is Celsus doing?
suō sibi servit patrī; (Plaut. Capt. 5), he serves his own father.
“at tibi repente venit mihi Canīnius ” (Fam. 9.2) , but, look you, of a sudden comes to me Caninius.

hem tibi talentum argentī; (Pl. Truc. 60), hark ye, a talent of silver.

quid tibi vīs, what would you have (what do you wish for yourself)?

Dative of Separation

1 Compare “I'll rhyme you so eight years together.”—As You Like It, 3.2.

2 Datīvus ēthicus.

Ginn and Company, 1903.

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