droste-hulshoff

Dro·ste-Hüls·hoff

[draws-tuh-hyls-hawf]
noun
An·net·te E·li·sa·beth Frei·in von [ah-net-uh ey-lee-zah-bet frahy-in fuhn] , 1797–1848, German poet.
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