criticize vs laud

criticize

verb
  • To evaluate (something), assessing its merits and faults. 

  • To find fault (with something). 

laud

verb
  • To praise; to glorify. 

noun
  • Praise or glorification. 

  • A prayer service following matins. 

  • Hymn of praise. 

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