sobriety vs verve

sobriety

noun
  • Soundness of judgement. 

  • The state or quality of being unhurried; a state of calm. 

  • The quality or state of being grave or earnestly thoughtful. 

  • A state of moderation or seriousness. 

  • The quality or state of not being intoxicated. 

  • Modesty in color or style. 

verve

noun
  • Enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist, musician, or writer, in composing or performing. 

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