set forth vs spin a yarn

set forth

verb
  • To state; describe; give an account of. 

  • To present for consideration; to propose. 

  • To begin a journey or expedition. 

  • To start. 

spin a yarn

verb
  • To tell or create a story, especially one which is lengthy or far-fetched. 

How often have the words set forth and spin a yarn occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )