Line of text next to the first line in a select box?

Is there a simple way to add a styled line of small text next to the first line in a select box?

For example:

I'm using code like the following:

<select name="textarea" size="10" multiple="multiple" id="textarea">
  <option>something</option>
  <option>something else</option>
  <option>another thing</option>
  </select>

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The text would only ever need to be displayed next to what ever data was on the first line. If you could help that would be brilliant!

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option elements do not allow nesting of other html element, so you wouldn't be able to change the style of part of the string. You can, of course, use a javascript "fancy drop-down"-type script that will create a pseudo-select element that allows you to go nuts with the styles. But with a plain old select tag, no dice.