meditation vs muse

meditation

noun
  • A contemplative discourse, often on a religious or philosophical subject. 

  • A devotional exercise of, or leading to contemplation. 

  • Careful and thorough thought. 

  • A musical theme treated in a meditative manner. 

muse

noun
  • An act of musing; a period of thoughtfulness. 

  • A source of inspiration. 

  • A gap or hole in a hedge, fence, etc. through which a wild animal is accustomed to pass; a muset. 

verb
  • To wonder at. 

  • To say (something) with due consideration or thought. 

  • To become lost in thought, to ponder. 

  • To think on; to meditate on. 

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