▁Jan ▁Ko ź m ian , ▁he ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Polish ▁ins urre ction ▁of ▁ 1 8 3 1 , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁lived ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁in ▁ex ile . ▁Stanisław ▁settled ▁in ▁England . ▁ ▁He ▁set ▁to ▁transl ating ▁Shakespeare , ▁a ▁work ▁which ▁occupied ▁him ▁for ▁thirty ▁years , ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁complete ▁at ▁his ▁death ; ▁he ▁also ▁translated ▁po ems ▁by ▁Lord ▁By ron , ▁John ▁Moore , ▁Robert ▁S out he y , ▁Per cy ▁Sh elle y , ▁William ▁Cow per , ▁and ▁ ▁pass ages ▁of ▁Campbell ▁on ▁Poland . ▁He ▁was ▁secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁Poland , ▁and ▁in ▁close ▁relation ▁with ▁Lord ▁D ud ley ▁Stuart . ▁His ▁lif el ong ▁companion ▁and ▁co - worker ▁until ▁her ▁death ▁was ▁the ▁actress ▁Anton ina ▁Hoff mann , ▁but ▁the ▁relationship ▁was ▁never ▁legal ized . ▁ ▁Return ing ▁to ▁P osen ▁( now ▁Poz na ń ), ▁he ▁became ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Poz na ń ▁Society ▁of ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁Learning . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁Of ▁his ▁original ▁work , ▁the ▁poem ▁best ▁known ▁in ▁his ▁days ▁was ▁entitled ▁" To ▁the ▁Masters ▁of ▁the ▁Word ", ▁addressed ▁to ▁M ick iew icz , ▁K ras in ski , ▁and ▁Z ales ki ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 6 . ▁He ▁especially ▁was ▁a ▁follow er ▁of ▁K ras in ski , ▁two ▁of ▁whose ▁books ▁(" The ▁Day ▁of ▁To - Day " ▁and ▁" The