He had taken a nap and overslept, and here he was, right in the hen-house, in broad daylight.
"The Adventures of Unc' Billy Possum"
Thornton W. Burgess
I can clearly account for wearing these clothes; for I had arrived in Lisbon late on the night preceding the earthquake, to be present at the festival of All the Saints; when, weary from my long journey on foot, I overslept myself; so that, when the dreadful event took place, I was fast asleep; and, hastily rising, I rushed out into the street, in a state more easily imagined than described.
"The Prime Minister"
W.H.G. Kingston
The mule having overslept himself, we went on without him, and awaited his arrival under the trees at the foot of the mountain.
"An Impromptu Ascent of Mont Blanc"
W. H. Le Mesurier