behold vs descry

behold

verb
  • To look at or see (someone or something), especially appreciatively; to descry, to look upon. 

  • To look. 

  • To contemplate (someone or something). 

intj
  • look, a call of attention to something 

  • lo! 

descry

verb
  • To see, especially from afar; to discover (a distant or obscure object) by the eye; to espy; to discern or detect. 

  • To announce a discovery: to disclose; to reveal. 

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