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The aim of the article is an analysis of a late Norwid's essay 'Silence' (Milczenie, 1882), which can be seen as a kind of a literary testament. Not only does it allow to insight into Norwid's preferred theory of poetic language, but also to discern the richness of his ideas. It is important to identify the essay's enlightenment background (allusions to Ignacy Krasicki and Józef Koblanski, who investigated...