combust vs put to the torch

combust

verb
  • To burn; to catch fire. 

  • To erupt with enthusiasm or boisterousness. 

adj
  • In close conjunction with the sun (so that its astrological influence is "burnt up"), sometimes specified to be within 8 degrees 30'. 

put to the torch

verb
  • To set on fire. 

How often have the words combust and put to the torch occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )