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Since Surrey's was the first blank verse in English, his Aeneid deserves special attention, in my opinion.  What is compelling or interesting about his English Aeneid?  Is it a good translation in your opinion (it's only two of the books of the Aeneid), or is it just a minor poet experimenting with a new form?  How does it compare to later, complete Aeneids, like Dryden's, or much later, Fagles's,Ruden's, or Ahl's, or others?