Fungor, to discharge, fruor, to enjoy, utor, to use, vescor, to live upon, dignor, to think one’s self worthy, muto, to change, communico, to communicate, supersedeo, to pass by, are joined to an ablative case, as
Qui adipisci cœnas optimas volet, leonis fungatur officiis.
He who shall desire to obtain excellent dinners, should discharge the office of a lion.
In which case he will come in for the “lion’s share.”
Q. Why is the lion of a party like one of the grand sources of prejudice mentioned by Lord Bacon?
A. Because he is the Idol of the den.
Mereor, to deserve, with these adverbs, bene, well, satis, enough, male, ill, melius, better, pejus, worse, optime, very well, pessime, very ill, is joined to an ablative case with the preposition de, as
De libitinario medicus bene meretur:
The doctor deserves well of the undertaker.