feed the fire vs kindle

feed the fire

kindle

adj
  • pregnant 

noun
  • A group of kittens. 

verb
  • To arouse or inspire (a passion, etc). 

  • To begin to grow or take hold. 

  • To start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc.). 

  • To bring forth young; to give birth. 

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