Polish poets , politicians , noblemen , writers , artists , many of whom were forced to emigrate ( thus the term Great Emigration ) became the revolutionaries of 19th century , as desire for freedom and liberty became one of the defining parts of Polish romanticism . Polish poets , politicians , noblemen , writers , artists , many of whom were forced to emigrate ( thus the term Great Emigration ) became the revolutionaries of the 19th century , as desire for freedom and liberty became one of the defining parts of Polish romanticism .