praise vs protestation

praise

verb
  • To give praise to; to commend, glorify, or worship. 

noun
  • Commendation; favourable representation in words. 

  • Worship. 

protestation

noun
  • a formal solemn objection or other declaration 

  • A declaration in common-law pleading, by which the party interposes an oblique allegation or denial of some fact, protesting that it does or does not exist, and at the same time avoiding a direct affirmation or denial. 

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