epitaph vs sentiment

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. 

sentiment

noun
  • A general thought, feeling, or sense. 

  • Feelings, especially tender feelings, as apart from reason or judgment, or of a weak or foolish kind. 

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