brickbat vs philippic

brickbat

noun
  • A criticism or uncomplimentary remark. 

  • A piece of brick used as a weapon, especially if thrown, or placed in something like a sock and used as a club. 

verb
  • To assail with criticism. 

  • To attack by throwing brickbats. 

philippic

noun
  • Any tirade or declamation full of bitter condemnation. 

  • Any of the discourses of Demosthenes against Philip II of Macedon, defending the liberty of Athens. 

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