brickbat vs tirade

brickbat

verb
  • To assail with criticism. 

  • To attack by throwing brickbats. 

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

  • A criticism or uncomplimentary remark. 

tirade

verb
  • To make a long, angry or violent speech, a tirade. 

noun
  • A section of verse concerning a single theme. 

  • A long, angry or violent speech. 

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