But my friendhe must have over-slept himselfwhy is he not down?

Estimates on the loss of time by over-sleeping.

As the morning was dark, Bridget over-slept, and consequently breakfast was too late by an hour.

As Clara wrote: "My sole wish isI wish it every morningthat I could sleep two years; could over-sleep all the thousand tears that shall yet flow.

Sweet morning, when I over-sleep, Knock, recollect, for me!

One night he hid in a tree near a creek, over-slept himself, in the morning a group of white women fishing near the creek saw him and ran to tell the men, fortunately however he escaped.