wn stone the porch was fairly wrought,

porch > [chin]
fairly > expertly; beautifully

2 Stone more of value, and more smooth and fine,
3 Than jet or marble far from Ireland brought;
4 Over which was cast a wandering vine,

vine > [the beard]

5 Enchased with a wanton ivy twine.

Enchased > Adorned
wanton > luxuriant, rank
twine > [the moustache]

6 And over it a fair portcullis hung,

portcullis > [the nose]

7 Which to the gate directly did incline,
8 With comely compass, and compacture strong,

compass > proportion
compacture > {Compact structure; manner of putting closely together}

9 Neither unseemly short, nor yet exceeding long.

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Within the Barbican a Porter sate,
2 Day and night duely keeping watch and ward,
Nor wight, nor word mote passe out of the gate,
4 But in good order, and with dew regard;
Vtterers of secrets he from thence debard,
6 Bablers of folly, and blazers of crime.
His larumbell might lowd and wide be hard,
8 When cause requird, but neuer out of time;
Early and late it rong, at euening and at prime.

1 Within the barbican a porter sat,

barbican > {Outer defence of a castle, esp. a tower erected over a
gate or bridge; hence: the mouth}
porter > [the tongue]

2 Day and night duly keeping watch and ward,

ward > guard ("watch and ward" was formerly a common compound sb.)

3 Nor wight nor word might pass out of the gate,

Nor > Neither
wight > person, creature

4 But in good order, and with due regard;
5 Utterers of secrets he from thence debarred,

debarred > kept out

6 Babblers of folly, and blazers of crime.

blazers > proclaimers

7 His larumbell might loud and wide be heard,

larumbell > alarm-bell

8 When cause required, but never out of time;
9 Early and late it rang, at evening and at prime.

prime > sunrise; 6 a.m.

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And round about the porch on euery side
2 Twise sixteen warders sat, all armed bright
In glistring steele, and strongly fortifide:
4 Tall yeomen seemed they, and of great might,
And were enraunged ready, still for fight.
6 By them as _Alma_ passed with her guestes,
They did obeysaunce, as beseemed right,
8 And then againe returned to their restes:
The Porter eke to her did lout with humble gestes.

1 And round about the porch on every side
2 Twice sixteen warders sat, all armed bright

warders >