A MEDITATION UPON A BROOMSTICK
ACCORDING TO THE STYLE AND MANNER OF
THE HONORABLE ROBERT BOYLE'S MEDITATIONS
By
Jonathan Swift
This short piece about a broomstick was written in 1704 as a burlesque on Robert Boyle's Meditations.
In my opinion, this is a subject worthy of "meditation" . . . . . being a mother and housewife over many, many, years I have become well acquainted with the broom!