JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<ol>
    <li><div><div><img src="http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/eaeeab2ea028801c9c4091a10aa2f567?s=32&d=identicon&r=PG" alt /></div><div>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed massa nisl, facilisis vitae sollicitudin a, interdum nec augue. In ut ligula eget lectus vestibulum ullamcorper sit amet et nulla. Nam pellentesque augue quis erat imperdiet adipiscing. Vivamus vitae neque erat. Praesent a dui urna. Praesent fringilla orci sollicitudin lorem ornare quis laoreet elit placerat.</div></div></li>
</ol>

CSS

li img { margin: 0px 12px; }
li div { display: inline-block }
li div div { display: table-cell; vertical-align: middle; }