The belly is the destruction of greedy boys.
Particularly those of Eton College.
Sometimes this dative case tibi, or sibi, or also mihi, is added for the sake of elegance in expression, as
Cato suam sibi uxorem Hortensio vendidit:
Cato sold his own wife to Hortensius.
Some say he only lent her. The fact most probably is, that the lady, being tired of her husband, wished to be a-loan.
The Accusative Case after the Verb.
Verbs transitive, of what kind soever, whether active, deponent, or common, require an accusative case, as
Procuratorem fugito, nam subdolus idem est: