Shrubbery

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"Mr Rushworth," said Lady Bertram, "if I were you, I would have a very pretty shrubbery. One likes to get out into a shrubbery in fine weather." — Jane Austen , '' Mansfield Park '' (1814).

The genteel country-house connotations of a shrubbery were exploded by '' Monty Python And The Holy Grail '' (1974) in the demand of the Knights Who Say Ni for an instant shrubbery:

ARTHUR

:HEAD KNIGHT: One that looks nice.
:ARTHUR: Of course.
:HEAD KNIGHT: And not too expensive.
:ARTHUR: Yes.

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