4 surviving letters between Paulinus of Nola and Pliny the Younger, spanning 100-107 AD.
I am angry with you; whether I ought to be I am not quite sure, but I am angry all the same.
I notice how kindly you treat your servants, so I will be quite frank with you, and tell you with what indulgence I...
Whatever view other people may take, I think he is the happiest man who enjoys in his lifetime the certain knowledge...
You are not one of those people who require ceremonial attendance and public attention from their intimate friends...