sly as a fox vs witty

sly as a fox

adj
  • Very sly, very cunning. 

witty

adj
  • Clever; amusingly ingenious. 

  • Full of wit. 

  • Quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits. 

How often have the words sly as a fox and witty occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )