eulogy vs laurels

eulogy

noun
  • An oration to honor a deceased person, usually at a funeral. 

  • Speaking highly of someone or something; the act of praising or commending someone or something. 

laurels

noun
  • Honors. From the Ancient Greek practice of crowning victors with a branch from the laurel bush, sacred to Apollo. 

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