brink vs confines

brink

noun
  • The edge or border. 

  • The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge. 

confines

noun
  • The borders or limits of an area. 

  • The scope or range of a subject. 

  • Elements that restrain someone. 

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