JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class="row outer">
    <div class="span4 inner2">Line 1      <br/>Line 2</div>
    <div class="span8">
        <img src="http://lorempixel.com/190/190/abstract/" alt="" />
        <div class="inner3">This is a line of text.
            <br />This is another line of text.
            <br />This is a third line of text.</div>
    </div>
</div>

CSS

/* .inner working but positioned relative
    use .inner3 where you have 3 lines of text and
    .inner2 where you have 2 lines, and adjust to suit 

     You will need @media queries if the layout is to be responsive...
*/

.inner3 {
    position:relative;
    top:12px;
}
.inner2 {
    position:relative;
    top:20px;
}

/* Mostly your stuff... */
.outer {
    border:2px solid red
}
.outer img {
    display:block;
}
.outer .row {
    padding:4px;
    background-color:#CC9966
}
.span4 {
    background-color:#555;
    width:100px;
    text-align:right
}
.span8 {
    background-color:#777;
    width:400px
}
.row img {
    float:left;
    padding-right:5px;
    width:190px;
    height:190px;
}

/* styles from bootstrap */
 .row {
    margin-left: 0px;
    *zoom: 1;
}
.row:before, .row:after {
    display: table;
    content:"";
    line-height: 0;
}
.row:after {
    clear: both;
}
[class*="span"] {
    float: left;
    min-height:1px;
    margin-left:12px;
}