bane vs blessing

bane

verb
  • To be the bane of. 

  • To kill, especially by poison; to be the poison of. 

noun
  • A cause of misery or death. 

  • A disease of sheep. 

  • Bone. 

blessing

noun
  • A pronouncement invoking divine aid. 

  • Good fortune. 

  • A modern pagan ceremony. 

  • Some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward. 

  • The act of declaring or bestowing favor; approval. 

  • A group of unicorns. 

  • A prayer before a meal; grace. 

  • Something someone is glad of. 

How often have the words bane and blessing occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )