leave off vs refrain

leave off

verb
  • To desist; to cease. 

  • To omit. 

  • To stop with a view to resuming at a later point. 

refrain

verb
  • To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain. 

  • To abstain from (food or drink). 

noun
  • The chorus or burden of a song repeated at the end of each verse or stanza. 

  • A much repeated comment, complaint, or saying. 

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