The following code shows how to float twitter icon with text.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<link
href="http://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/twitter-bootstrap/2.3.2/css/bootstrap-combined.no-icons.min.css"
rel="stylesheet">
<link
href="http://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/3.1.1/css/font-awesome.css"
rel="stylesheet">
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<style type='text/css'>
.icon-twitter.icon-4x {
float: left;
}
</style>
</head>
<body style='margin:30px'>
<div style="width: 800px;">
<i class="icon-twitter icon-4x"></i> <span>Lorem ipsum dolor
sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit dolor sit amet, consectetur
adipiscing elit adipiscing elit adipiscing elit adipis Lorem ipsum
dolor dolor</span>
</div>
</body>
</html>