CSS3 Vertical ellipsis

HTML

<div class="text">
    <div>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, Lorem Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, Lorem Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet</div>
    <a href="#">More</a>
</div>

CSS

body {
   margin: 20px;
}

.text{
   display: inline;
   overflow: hidden;
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
   display: -webkit-box;
   line-height: 24px;     /* fallback */
   max-height: 48px;      /* fallback */
   -webkit-line-clamp: 2; /* number of lines to show */
   -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
}

.text a {
    position: absolute;
}