melancholy vs solace

melancholy

noun
  • Great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature. 

  • Black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies. 

adj
  • Affected with great sadness or depression. 

solace

noun
  • Comfort or consolation in a time of loneliness or distress. 

  • A source of comfort or consolation. 

verb
  • To allay or assuage. 

  • To give solace to; comfort; cheer; console. 

  • To take comfort; to be cheered. 

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