dote vs have a thing

dote

verb
  • To be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody. 

noun
  • A darling, a cutie. 

have a thing

verb
  • To have a crush on, or a soft spot for, someone. 

  • To be in a casual romantic relationship. 

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