John Henry Boner

John Henry Boner (January 31, 1845 – March 6, 1903) was an American editor and poet. Quotes Gather leaves and grasses,Love, to-day;For the Autumn passesSoon away.Chilling winds are blowing.It will soon be snowing. Gather Leaves and Grasses, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919). Ah, we fondly cherishFaded thingsThat had better perish.Memory clingsTo each leaf it saves.Chilly winds are blowing.It will soon be snowingOn our graves. Gather Leaves and Grasses, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919). "I love you becauseYou're a sweet little fool!" The sweet little Fool (The Sequel), reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919). External links Category:1845 births Category:1903 deaths Category:Poets from the United States Category:People from North Carolina Category:Editors from the United States Category:19th-century poets from the United States