Droste-hulshoff
annette elisabeth freiin von
[ah-net-uh ey-lee-zah-bet frahy-in fuh n] /ɑˈnɛt ə eɪˈli zɑˌbɛt ˈfraɪ ɪn fən/ (show ipa), 1797–1848, german poet.
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