Put the case, you had a Mother in Law, and a Mother at the same time, tho' you would pay a regard to the First, your Converse I conceive would be mostly with the Latter. Let the Court and Philosophy, represent these two Relations to you; apply frequently to this last, and set up your stand with her. For 'tis a Life of Virtue, and Philosophy, which makes you, and your Courtiers, tolerable to each other.