blessing vs license

blessing

noun
  • The act of declaring or bestowing favor; approval. 

  • A pronouncement invoking divine aid. 

  • Good fortune. 

  • A modern pagan ceremony. 

  • Some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward. 

  • A group of unicorns. 

  • A prayer before a meal; grace. 

  • Something someone is glad of. 

license

noun
  • A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit. 

  • The legal terms under which a person is allowed to use a product, especially software. 

  • Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behaviour or speech). 

  • Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint. 

verb
  • To give permission or freedom to; accept. 

  • To authorize officially. 

  • To acquire authorization to use, usually in exchange for compensation. 

  • To permit (as grammatically correct). 

  • To give formal authorization to use. 

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