forbear vs surcease

forbear

verb
  • To refuse; to decline; to withsay; to unheed. 

  • To control oneself when provoked. 

  • To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from. 

  • To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay. 

surcease

verb
  • To come to an end; to desist. 

  • To bring to an end. 

noun
  • Cessation; stop, stopping; end. Respite, intermission. 

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