epitaph vs remains

epitaph

noun
  • A poem or other short text written in memory of a deceased person. 

  • An inscription on a gravestone in memory of the deceased. 

verb
  • To write or speak after the manner of an epitaph. 

  • To commemorate by an epitaph. 

remains

noun
  • The extant writings of a deceased person. 

  • All that is left of the stock of some things; remnants. 

  • What is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse. 

  • Historical or archaeological relics. 

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