Status Updates From Medieval Medicine: A Reader...

p 102: "When a knife-blade finds the guts of a melon a gush / Of juice comes out, and many seeds with it. Then / Your lucky guest can divide by hand the hollow body / Into several pieces and thus enjoy the luscious delicacy. / Its freshness and savor delight the palate; nor can this food / Defeat a man's teeth, for it's easy to eat and its natural / Properties cool and refresh his whole inner body."