In Henry Won\rdsworth Longfellow's work, The Children's Hour, the concerns of the par\ternal figure in society is discussed. In his perspective, Longfellow claims that the status of the father figure to his children is tremendously great in that his love for them is boundless. Longfellow describes how he feels his daughters' immense lovem as he is "[devoured] with kisses", through metaphor (Longfellow, line25). Longfellow holds their love "fast in [his] fortress...in the round-tower at [his] heart", meaning that he equates his daughters love for him with the same amount of love that he will never let go of until death (Longfellow, line 33-36). This metaphor reflects Longfellow's opinion on the fathers of society in that there is an existing unbreakable bond between father and child. Despite that work may take nights, fatheres will never grow tired of their beloved children, who he loves just as much, if not more. The father figure in society during the 19th century appears to be healthy in terms of proper love and nourishment for his children.