1814 S. T. Coleridge Let. to J. Murray in (1895) 626 Any more peccant thing of Froth, Noise, and Impermanence, that may have overbillowed it on the restless sea of curiosity.
a1903 W. E. Henley Spring Winds that Blow in (1921) 202 Till, over-billowing all between Her cheerful margents, gray and living green, It floats and wanders.