favor vs grace

favor

verb
  • To do a favor [noun sense 1] for; to show beneficence toward. 

  • To resemble; especially, to look like (another person). 

  • To look upon fondly; to prefer. 

  • To use more often. 

  • To encourage, conduce to 

  • To treat with care. 

noun
  • A small gift; a party favor. 

  • Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity. 

  • A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone). 

  • Partiality; bias 

  • Goodwill; benevolent regard. 

  • The object of regard; person or thing favoured. 

grace

verb
  • To dignify or raise by an act of favour; to honour. 

  • To supply with heavenly grace. 

  • To add grace notes, cadenzas, etc., to. 

  • To adorn; to decorate; to embellish and dignify. 

noun
  • A short prayer of thanks before or after a meal. 

  • An allowance of time granted to a debtor during which he or she is free of at least part of his normal obligations towards the creditor. 

  • Free and undeserved favour, especially of God; unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification, or for resisting sin. 

  • In the games of patience or solitaire: a special move that is normally against the rules. 

  • A grace note. 

  • Charming, pleasing qualities. 

  • Elegant movement; balance or poise. 

  • An act or decree of the governing body of an English university. 

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