happy as a lark vs satisfied

happy as a lark

adj
  • Very happy (sometimes with the extra connotations of being carefree or unaware of grimmer realities). 

satisfied

adj
  • In a state of satisfaction. 

  • Convinced based on the available evidence. 

How often have the words happy as a lark and satisfied occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )