ed ▁reform ▁propos als ▁which , ▁while ▁controvers ial ▁in ▁his ▁time , ▁gained ▁him ▁ren own ▁during ▁the ▁Part itions ▁of ▁Poland ▁and ▁have ▁been ▁well ▁regarded ▁since . ▁ ▁His ▁popular ity ▁as ▁the ▁" pat ri otic ▁se er " ▁who ▁predicted ▁the ▁Part itions ▁reached ▁a ▁z en ith ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁when ▁some ▁histor ians , ▁such ▁as ▁Ign acy ▁Ch rz an owski , ▁went ▁so ▁far ▁as ▁to ▁speak ▁of ▁" the ▁cult ▁of ▁Sk arga ." ▁T az bir ▁states ▁that ▁Sk arga ' s ▁writ ings ▁are ▁val ued ▁primarily ▁for ▁their ▁advoc acy ▁of ▁political ▁and ▁so cio e conom ic ▁re forms , ▁rather ▁than ▁for ▁their ▁the ological ▁content . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁Polish ▁En light en ment ▁of ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁on ward , ▁his ▁works , ▁p enn ed ▁in ▁Polish ▁rather ▁than ▁in ▁Latin , ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁increasing ly ▁val ued ▁for ▁their ▁style ▁and ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁written ▁Polish ▁language ▁and ▁of ▁Polish ▁literature . ▁Sk arga ▁has ▁been ▁posit ively ▁viewed ▁not ▁only ▁by ▁histor ians ▁but ▁by ▁such ▁l umin aries ▁of ▁Polish ▁culture ▁as ▁poet ▁Adam ▁M ick iew icz ▁and ▁painter ▁Jan ▁Mate j ko ; ▁the ▁former ▁called ▁Sk arga ' s ▁L ives ▁a ▁" most ▁po etic ▁Polish ▁master pie ce ", ▁and ▁the ▁latter ▁created ▁a ▁well - known ▁painting