Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges, chapter 362

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[*] 362. The Dative of the Indirect Object with the Accusative of the Direct may be used with any transitive verb whose meaning allows (see § 274):—

dō tibi librum, I give you a book.

illud tibi affīrmō; (Fam. 1.7.5), this I assure you.

commendō tibi êius omnia negōtia (id. 1.3), I put all his affairs in your hands (commit them to you).

dabis profectō misericordiae quod īrācundiae negāvistī; (Deiot. 40), you will surely grant to mercy what you refused to wrath.

“litterās ā tē mihi stator tuus reddidit ” (Fam. 2.17) , your messenger delivered to me a letter from you.

[*] a. Many verbs have both a transitive and an intransitive use, and take either the Accusative with the Dative, or the Dative alone:—

mihi id aurum crēdidit (cf. Plaut. Aul. 15), he trusted that gold to me.
“ equō nē crēdite ” (Aen. 2.48) , put not your trust in the horse.
“concessit senātus postulātiōnī tuae ” (Mur. 47) , the senate yielded to your demand.
“concēdere amīcīs quidquid velint ” (Lael. 38) , to grant to friends all they may wish.

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