muse vs wonder

muse

verb
  • To become lost in thought, to ponder. 

  • To wonder at. 

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

  • To think on; to meditate on. 

noun
  • A source of inspiration. 

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

  • An act of musing; a period of thoughtfulness. 

wonder

verb
  • To ponder; to feel doubt and curiosity; to query in the mind. 

  • To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel; often followed by at. 

noun
  • Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel. 

  • A kind of donut; a cruller. 

  • Someone very talented at something, a genius. 

  • A mental pondering, a thought. 

  • The sense or emotion which can be inspired by something curious or unknown; surprise; astonishment, often with awe or reverence. 

  • Something astonishing and seemingly inexplicable. 

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