gallant vs the object of one's affections

gallant

verb
  • To conduct, escort, convey. 

noun
  • A topgallant. 

  • One who woos, a lover, a suitor, a seducer. 

adj
  • grand, noble. 

  • Brave, valiant. 

  • Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous. 

  • honorable. 

the object of one's affections

How often have the words gallant and the object of one's affections occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )