bespeak vs exhibit

bespeak

verb
  • To betoken; show; indicate; foretell; suggest; allude to. 

  • To speak up or out; exclaim; speak. 

  • To speak about; tell of; relate; discuss. 

  • To speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for; order or reserve in advance. 

  • To stipulate, solicit, ask for, or request, as in a favour. 

exhibit

verb
  • To demonstrate. 

  • To put on a public display. 

  • To submit (a physical object) to a court as evidence. 

  • To display or show (something) for others to see, especially at an exhibition or contest. 

  • To administer as a remedy. 

noun
  • An article formally introduced as evidence in a court. 

  • That which is exhibited. 

  • A public showing; an exhibition. 

  • An instance of exhibiting. 

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