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Which line in sonnet 8 from astrophil and stella indicates the speaker is hoplessly in love

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He burnt un’wares his wings, and cannot fly away.

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"To my close heart; where, while some fibrands he did lay,
He burnt unwares his wings, and cannot fly away"
Sidney describes his love for Stella as a result of Cupid's behaviour. He has no control over Cupid because love is now literally trapped in his heart.
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