come before vs herald

come before

verb
  • To appear publicly in front of someone superior. 

  • To precede. 

  • to be judged, decided or discussed by authority. 

  • to be of greater importance (than) 

herald

verb
  • To proclaim or announce an event. 

  • To greet something with excitement; to hail. 

noun
  • A harbinger, giving signs of things to come. 

  • A handbill consisting of an advertisement. 

  • An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant and king-of-arms. 

  • A messenger, especially one bringing important news. 

  • A moth of the species Scoliopteryx libatrix. 

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