glimpse vs retrospect

glimpse

verb
  • To see or view briefly or incompletely. 

  • To appear by glimpses. 

noun
  • A brief look, glance, or peek. 

  • A sudden flash. 

  • A faint idea; an inkling. 

retrospect

verb
  • To look or refer back to; to reflect on. 

noun
  • Consideration of past times. 

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