muse vs neglect

muse

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. 

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. 

neglect

verb
  • To fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness. 

  • To fail to care for or attend to something. 

  • To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight. 

  • To ignore for the sake of simplifying calculations without significantly affecting accuracy. 

noun
  • Habitual lack of care. 

  • The act of neglecting. 

  • The state of being neglected. 

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