National Latin Exam 4 2008 (Part 2) - (copy)

Dēnique tūtus amor meus est; ibi nūlla parantur
    bella nec ultrīcēs advehit unda ratēs.
Nec tibi, sī sapiās, fīdam prōmitte Lacaenam,
    quae sit in amplexūs tam cito versa tuōs.
Ut minor Atrīdēs temerātī foedera lectī
    clāmat et externō laesus amōre dolet,
tū quoque clāmābis. Nūlla reparābilis arte
    laesa pudīcitia est; dēperit illa semel.
Ārdet amōre tuī; sīc et Menelāon amāvit;
    nunc iacet in viduō crēdulus ille torō.

ultrīcēs = avenging
Nec...prōmitte = Do not count on
Lacaenam = Helen
versa sit = has turned
minor Atrīdēs = Menelaus
temerātī = dishonored
externō = foreign
laesus = having been wronged
pudīcitia = virtue
dēperit = has been lost
semel = once and for all
Menelāon = Menelaus (Greek accusative)
viduō = empty
torō = bed

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